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conical bill, adapted for seed-crushing, and feed largely on seeds, 

 but also eat berries and insects. 



Genus Hesperiphona Bonaparte. 



224. (514). Hesperiphona vesperli7ia {'W . Coo'p&v). Evening Gros- 



beak. 



The Evening Grosbeak is an erratic wanderer, and while large 

 flocks may occur in any part of Iowa from September to April, or 

 even May, its appearance is very irregular and the bird may be 

 absent from the same locality for several years before appearing 

 again. Charles R. Keyes (Auk, v, 1888, p. 114) notes their ap- 

 pearance in the vicinity of Iowa City in February, 1884, and in 

 the winter of 1886-87 from December to April 30. From Febru- 

 ary 23 to April 30 a flock of about one hundred visited the Uni- 

 versity campus daily, feeding principally upon the saviam or 

 key-fruits of the box-elder trees, also the seeds of sugar-maples, 

 and leaf buds. They were very tame. It was also reported from 

 Charles City in March, Grinnell in December, April and May, 

 and at Burlington. C. C. Nutting reports two secured in Decem- 

 ber near Iowa City by J. T. Paintin (Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci., 1892, 

 p. 41). 



Recent records: Dickinson — " observed it on or about Sept. 

 20, 1895, at Lake Park" (Salisbury). Johnson — saw one male 

 on University campus Feb. 14, 1902 (Anderson). Winnebago 

 — "killed two at Forest City in 1902" (Halvorsen). Winne- 

 shiek — " on March 7, 1896, Mr. Hall Thomas took two specimens, 

 and on April 18, two more; very large flocks" (Smith). Linn — 

 " I saw a flock of ten in Blairstown, Dec. 2, 1894. Two shot at 

 Mt. Vernon in spring of 1895" (Keyes); "flocks remained in 

 Cedar Rapids for some time during February, 1904; several spec- 

 imens .shot " (Bailey). 



Genus Pinicola Vieillot. 



225. (515). Pinicola enuclealor canadensis (Cab.). American 



Pine Grosbeak. 



The Pine Grosbeak is an inhabitant of the northern coniferous 

 forests, and consequently is not to be expected regularly in Iowa, 

 although it occasionally appears as a straggler in winter. 



County records: Floyd — " a few small flocks appeared in the 



