Perching Birds Marked With Red. 



527. Greenland Redpoll (Acanthis hornemannii) . 

 L. 6.1; W. 3.3. A red crown-patch. Ad. tf. Rump, 

 lower breast, sides and belly white, generally unstreaked; 

 breast and rump sometimes faintly tinged with pink. 

 In winter. Throat, breast, and above washed with 

 buff. Ad. £• Similar to o 7 *, but no pink on breast or 

 rump, sides sometimes lightly streaked. 



Range. — Breeds in Greenland; winters south to Labrador. 



527a. Hoary Redpoll {A. h. exilipes). Similar to 

 No. 527- but smaller and darker; rump still white, but 

 with sides more apt to be streaked; L. 5; W. 3; T. 2.3; 

 B. .3. 



Range.— Breeds in Arctic regions; in America, winters south irreg- 

 ularly to Massachusetts, Ontario, northern Illinois, and Michigan. 



528. Redpoll {Acanthis linaria). L. 5.3; W. 2.8; 

 T. 2.3. B. .36. Crown-cap red. Ad. <$. Above 

 blackish brown edged with yellowish brown and some 

 whitish; rump heavily streaked with blackish edged 

 with whitish and tinged with rose; breast rose; sides 

 heavily streaked. Ad. ?. Similar, but no pink on 

 rump or breast. Yng. <$• Like female. Notes. Call 

 like that of Goldfinch or Siskin and chit\ song like 

 that of American Goldfinch but distinct. (Minot.) 



Range. — Breeds in northern parts of northern hemisphere; in Amer- 

 ica, winters south to northern United States, irregularly to Virginia. 

 Alabama, Kansas, Colorado, and northern California. 



528a. Holbcell Redpoll (A. I. holbcellii). Similar 

 to No. 528, but larger, the bill longer; W. 3.2; T. 2.3; 

 B. .38. 



Range. — Breeds in northern parts of northern hemisphere; in Amer- 

 ica, winters south, casually to northern United States, [Quebec, On- 

 tario, and Massachusetts.) 



528b. Greater Redpoll (A. I. rostrata). Similar to 

 No. 528, but larger, above darker; L. 5.5; W. 3.2; T. 

 2.5; B. .35; depth at base, .28. 



Range.— "Southern Greenland in summer, migrating south in 

 winter, through Labrador to (sparingly) the northern border of the 

 United States, (New England, lower Hudson Valley, northern Illinois, 

 etc.) , and west to Manitoba." (Ridgway.) 



749. Ruby-crowned Kinglet {Regulus calendula). 

 L. 4.4. A conspicuous whitish eye-ring. Ad. $. A 

 more or less concealed vermilion crown-patch; back 

 olive-green; underparts soiled whitish more or less 

 tinged with buffy; two white wing-bars. Ad. 9 and 

 Yng. Similar, but no crown-patch. Notes. Call, a 

 wren-like cack; song, a surprisingly loud, rich, musical, 

 varied, flute-like whistle. 



Range.— North America; breeds from the northern border of the 

 United States northward and south in the Rocky Mountains to Arizo- 

 na and on the Sierra Nevada of California; winters from South Car- 

 olina and Oregon southward to Central America. 



749a. Sitkan Kinglet (R. c. grinnelli) . Similar to 

 No. 749, but more olive-green above, more buffy below. 



Range. — Pacific coast; breeds in southern Alaska; winters south- 

 ward to California. 



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