Z76 HANDBOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS 



AMERICAN GOLDFINCH. Carduelis tristis(^\mi'^\x^). 

 Length, 4"6 in. ; bill, 0*4 in. ; wing, 3 in. ; tarsus, 0*5. 



Kah. North America, particularly the Eastern United 

 States ; wintering as far north as New England, and as far 

 south as Mexico. 



One, Keem Bay, Achill, co. Mayo, Sept. 6, 1894 : Sheridan, 

 Zool., 1894, p. 396. This bird was forwarded for my 

 inspection by the late Mr. A. G. More (Sept. 23, 1894), 

 and from the abraded condition of the wing and tail 

 feathers I concluded that it had recently escaped from 

 captivity, probably from the deck of some homeward- 

 bound vessel from America, 



NORTHERN REDPOLL. Linota exilipes (Coues), 

 Length, 5 in. ; bill, 0*4 in. ; wing, 3 in. ; tarsus, 0'5 in. 



Hah. Northern Europe, Siberia, and North America. 



One, Easington, Yorkshire, winter of 1893-1894 : Cordeaux, 

 Naturalist, 1894, p. 84. Figured by Lord Lilford. 



Obs. This form of Redpoll was differentiated 

 in 1861 from the better-known Mealy Redpoll by 

 Elliott Clones, who adopted the generic name 

 JEgiothus, Cabanis ; though Linota, Bonap., has 

 priority. (See p. 81.) See also Newton, "On the 

 European Redpolls," Zool., 1877, pp. 5-7, and 

 Wolley on the seasonal growth of the bill in 

 Linota linaria, Yarrell. 4th ed. ii. p. 139. 



WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. Zonotrichia albicol- 

 lis (Gmelin). Length, 6-7 in. ; bill, 0-5 in, ; wing, 

 3 in. ; tarsus, 0-9 in. 



Hah. Eastern United States to the Missouri. 



One near Aberdeen, Aug. 17, 1867 : Angus, Proc. Nat. Hist. 

 Sac. Glasgow, 1868, p. 209, pi. iii. Specimen exhibited 



