556 bulletin: museum of comparative zoology. 



26. PiNicoLA enucleator echatosus Oberholser. 

 Newfoundland Pine Grosbeak. 



Eleven adults of both sexes and three young males from Deer Lake, 

 Nichols\ ille, Hobley Hills, Romain's Brook, and Spruce Brook, 

 June 26th to September 13th. 



Future work will probably show that this race is not really distinct 

 from P. e. leucura (Miiller). The eight adult males in the series show 

 a great range of variation in the intensity of their red tones. But 

 even the darkest and dullest individuals agree perfectly with New 

 England birds of similar dates. Nor do I find that the females are 

 "darker on upper and lower parts" (Oberholser, 1914, p. 51), than 

 New England birds. There is an apparent difference In the measure- 

 ments, but this is not great. The eight adult males measure: wing 

 111-116 (average 113.1) mm.; tail 90-85 (89.2); exposed culmen 

 14.5-15.5 (14.8); tarsus 22.2-23 (22.6). The three adult females 

 measure: wing 111-112 (111.5); tail 86.2-89 (87.9); exposed culmen 

 14.5-15; tarsus 22-23 (22.5). In order to determine the status of the 

 Newfoundland Pine Grosbeak, a study of more breeding birds from 

 Canada is essential. 



The Pine Grosbeak was found in nearly all the woods where coni- 

 ferous trees were scarce or wanting. The bird apparently thrives 

 largely on berries. On several occasions, birds were surprised while 

 eating the brilliant fruit of Viburnum pauciflormn Rafinesque. One 

 bird, a beautiful red male, was watched for half an hour. It was 

 observed to bite the fruit very carefully and slide the pulp in sidewise 

 through its bill, in such a way that the skin and hard parts were 

 removed and fell to the ground. 



27. Carpodacus purpureus purpureus (Gmelin). 



Purple Finch. 



Two adult males and a young female from Nicholsville, July 10th 

 to 17th. 



No others were observed, but one was heard singing at Nicholsville 

 on July 9th. 



