THE PINE GROSBEAK 



Finch Family — Fringillidce 



Length: A little over 9 inches; slightly larger than his cousin, 

 the cardinal, and nearly an inch smaller than the 

 robin. 



General Appearance : A red bird with brown and white wings, 

 a broivn tail, and a heavy beak. 



Male: A bright raspberry-red, deepest on the head, breast, 

 rump, and upper tail-coverts ; the rest of the body a 

 slaty gray, lighter underneath, with a soft red breast; 

 wings dark brown, edged with white, forming two 

 broad wing-bars; tail forked; beak large and strong, 

 with a small hook at the end. 



Female: Slaty gray, with head, rump, and upper tail-coverts 

 olive-yellow where the male's are red; under parts 

 washed with yellow: wings and tail brown; wings 

 edged with white; two wing-bars. 



Young: Similar to female. 



Song: A loud, clear whistle, given while on the wing. In 

 spring, a melodious nesting song. 



Range: Eastern North America. Breeds in the tree-regions of 

 Canada, in the White Mts., and Maine; winters south 

 to Iowa, Indiana, Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey, 

 (and occasionally to the District of Columbia and 

 Kentucky), westward to Manitoba, Minnesota, and 

 Kansas. 



THIS brilliant, handsome Pine Grosbeak is compara- 

 tively unknown in the United States, but wherever 

 he appears as a rare visitor, he is hailed with enthusiasm 

 or excitement because of his beautiful color. He resem- 



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