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THE BIRD BOOK 



324. Gray-crowned Rosy Finch. Leucosticte 



tephrocotis tephrocotis. 



Range. — Rocky Mountain region from 

 south to northern United States and also 

 breeding in the Sierra Nevadas; winters 

 on the lowlands of northwestern United 

 States and east to Manitoba. 



The habits and breeding habits of this * 

 species are like those of the last. The 

 bird is paler colored and the gray is re- 

 stricted to the hind part of the head. 

 They nest on the ground in June, laying 

 four or five white eggs. 



Saskatchewan 



White 



.524a. Hepburn Rosy Finch. 



littoralis. 



T.eucosticte tephrocotis 



Range. — Higher ranges from Washington and British 

 Columbia to Alaska. 



This variety is like the Aleutian Leucosticte but the 

 brown is a great deal paler. The nesting habits and eggs 

 are, in all probability, like those of the last. 



.'52.5. Black Rosy Finch. Leucosticte atrata. 



Range. — Rocky Mountain region of northern United States; known to breed 

 in Idaho. 



This species is black in place of the brown of the others; the gray is restrict- 

 ed to the hind part of the head and the rosy is rather more extensive on the 

 wings. Their eggs probably cannot be distinguished from those of the Gray- 

 crowned variety. 



526. Brown-capped Rosy Finch. Leucosticte australis 



Range. — Breeds at high altitudes in the Rockies in Colo- 

 rado; south to New Mexico in winter. 



A similar bird to the Gray-crowned Leucosticte but with 

 no gray on the head. They nest on the ground abovf 

 timber line on the higher ranges of the Rockies. 



.527. Greenland Redpoll. Acnnthis hornemanni 

 hornemanni. 



Range. — Greenland and northern Europe; south in winter 

 to Labrador. 



This large Redpoll nests at low elevations in trees and 

 bushes, its habits and eggs being similar to the more com- 

 mon American species. 



527a. Hoary Redpoll. Acnnthis hornemanni exilipes. 



Range. — Breeds in the Arctic regions and winters south 

 to the northern parts of the United States. 



This variety is smaller than the last and is considerably 

 darker but still retains the white rump of the Greenland 

 Redpoll. Its nesting habits are the same as those of the 

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