32. MONTIFRINGILLA. 257 



Acanthis canescens (nee Gould), Bp. <§• Schl. Monogr. Lo.viens, pi. 51 



(1850) ; Bp. Consp. i. p. 541 (1850). 

 ^Egiotlius canescens (nee Gould), Cab. Mm. Hein. Th. i. p. 161 



(1850) ; Baird, B. N. Amer. p. 429 (1858) ; Corns, Proc. Philad. 



Acad. 1801, p. 388; Baird, Brewer, §• Bidgiv. Hist. N. Amer. 



B. i. p. 498 (1874). 

 Fringilla canescens, Beinh. Pais, 18G1, p. 7. 

 Linota linaria, pt., Newton in Bearing Gould's Iceland, App. p. 409 



(1863); Dresser, B. Eur. iv, p. 37, pi. 187 (1877). 

 Fringilla linaria (nee L.), Newton, Ibis, 1865, p. 102. 

 iEgiothus canescens, var. canescens, Baird, Brewer, v.y Bidgw. Hist. N. 



Amer. B. i. p. 493 (1874). 

 Acanthis hornemanni, Stejneger, Auk, i. p. 152 (1884); Turner, Proc. 



U.S. Nat. Mm. viii. p. 239 (1885) ; A. O. U. Check-list N. Ame\: 



B. p. 259 (1886). 

 iEgiothus hornenianni, Coves, Keg N. Amer. B. 2nd ed. p. 49 (1884). 

 Acanthis hornemanni typica, Brewster, Auk, iv. p. 164 (1887). 



Arhdt male. Similar to A. exilipes, but larger. Total length 5*3 

 inches, culmen 04, wing 3*4, tail 2-5, tarsus 0*65. 



Adult female. Similar to the male, but rather smaller, and wanting 

 the*osy colour on the breast and rump. Total length 5*3 inches, 

 culmen 0"4, wing 2'2, tail 2 - 3, tarsus 0*6. 



There is very little difference apparently between the summer and 

 winter plumage of this large Eedpoll, the development of the rosy r 

 breast being less pronounced than in any of the other races of 

 A. linaria. 



Hob. Iceland, Greenland, and Eastern North America. 



a. S ad.sk. Arctic America. (Wing 3-3.) Dr. Rae [P.]. 



b. $ ad.sk. Forko, Labrador, Dec. 25, 1882 (i. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



M. Turner ; Sm. no. 93853). 

 (Wing 3-35.) 



c. ? ad. sk. Fort Chimo, Dec. 5, 1882 (L. 31. T. ; Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Sm. no. 93864). (Wing 3'15.) 



d. $ ad. sk. Fort Chimo, Jan. 14, 1883 (L. M. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



T.; Sru. no. 93817). (Wing 3-4.) 



e. d ad. sk. Fort Chimo, May 5, 1880 (L. M. T.; Sclater Coll. 



Sm. no. 93823). (Wing 3"4.) 

 /. 2 ad. sk. Forko, Dec. 22, 1882 (L. M. T. ; Sclater Coll. 



Sm. no. 93840). (Wing 3-25.) 

 g. cS ad. sk. Whitefisb Lake, Nov. 21, 1882 (L. Sclater Coll. 



M. T. ; Sm. no. 93930). (Wing 3-2.) 

 h. Ad. sk. Greenland. (Wing 3-6.) Gould Coll. 



t. Ad. sk. Greenland. (Wing 3 - 3.) Governor Hofboell 



[C.]. 



32. MONTIFRINGILLA. 



Type. 



Montifringilla, Brehm, Isis, 1828, p. 1277 (1828) .... M. nivalis. 



Cbionospiza, Kaup, Natiirl. Sgst. p. 139 (1829) .... M. nivalis. 

 Leucosticte, Swains. Faun. Bor.-Amer., Birds, p. 493 



(1831) M. tephrocotis. 



Orites, Kegs. u. Bias. Wirb. Eur. p. xlii (1840, nee 



Mcehr.) M. nivalis. 



Geospiza, Gloger, Handb. p. 254 (1842, nee Gould) . . M. nivalis. 

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