416 SPARROWS AND FINCHES. 



chick-er-ry, given when rising in its un- 

 dulatino; flight. Nests often in willows or 

 ornamental trees; eggs, pale blue, unspotted; 

 breeds late in June. 



474. GOLDFINCH. 

 Brown above and on breast, white else- 

 where beneath. Face crimson, behind which 



Fig. 828 



American Crossbill. 



is a white space, then the remainder of the 

 head is black. Wings and tail, black, the 

 former with a large patch of yellow. Europe; 

 introduced into north eastern U. S.. now 

 occurring regularly near N. Y. City and 



