370 LIST OF THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



A. o. u. GrENus LOXIA. Linn. 



NO. 



392 (521) LOXIA CURVIROSTRA MINOR. (Brehm.) American Crossbill. 



Northern North America ; mainly north of United States ; occurs 

 irregularly in eastern United States, as far south as Maryland ; 

 accidental to South Carolina. 



393 (522) LOXIA LEUCOPTERA. Gmel. White=winged Crossbill. 



"Northern parts of North America; south into the United States in 

 winter ; breeds from northern New England northward." (A. O. U.) 



Genus ACANTHIS. Bechst. 



394 (527) ACANTHIS HORNEMANNll. (Holb.) Greenland Redpoll. 



Northern Greenland; breeding from 69° to 73° north latitude, and 

 eastern Arctic America ; south to Labrador in winter." (Ridgw.) 



395 (527a) Acanthis hornemanuii exilipes. (Coues.) Hoary Redpoll. 



A race differing in smaller size ; length, less than 5.35 ; wing, less than 

 5.30 ; it inhabits the far north, but occurs in winter in the northern 

 United States; casual in New Eugland and Illinois. 



396 (528) ACANTHIS LINARIA. (Linn.) Redpoll. Redpoll Linnet. 



Northern species, which occurs in winter as far south as Virginia and 

 Illinois ; casual in New England. 



397 (528a) Acanthis linaria hoVMjdUL (Brehm.) Holbffill's Redpoll. 



A somewhat larger bird than A. linaria, with somewhat longer bill ; 

 wing, less than 3.15; northern portion of both continents; casual 

 in eastern North America ; south in winter to New York and 

 Massachusetts. 



398 (528^ Acanthis linaria rostrata. ((^oues.) Gi'cater Redpoll. 



Similar to linaria, but slightly larger, and the bill stouter; wing, over 

 3.15; southern Greenland and Labrador; south to New England 

 and Illinois in winter. 



399 CARDUELIS CARDUELIS. Lixn. European Goldfinch, 

 Introduced in Massachusetts and New York. 



Genus ASTRAGALINUS. Cab. 



400 (529) ASTRAGALINUS TRISTIS. (Linn.) American Goldfinch. Yellow Bird. 



North America ; south of about latitude 54° to the Gulf States ; 

 breeding from about latitude 38° northward. 



401 (532) ASTRAGALINUS NOTATUS. (DuBus.) Black=headed Goldfinch. 



Mexican species ; recorded by Audubon from Kentucky. 



402 (53;5) ASTRAGALINUS PINUS. (WiLS.) Pine Siskin. Pine Finch. 



North America ; breeds from northern border of United States, north- 

 ward ; winters south to Gulf of Mexico. 



