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stones and threw them in quick succession at the flock. Strange to say, he killed 

 a bird ^\^th each stone, and all three specimens are now in the possession of the 

 State Museum, two being preserved as mounted specimens and one as a skin. We 

 have no other record of the appearance of the White-winged Crossbill in North 

 Carolina. 



Its habits are said to be similar to those of the more common species. Roth are 

 rather erratic wanderers. 



Genus Acanthis (Borkh.) 



216. Acanthis linaria linaria (Linn.). Redpoll. 



Description.— Aduh male witli throat, liroast, rump, and crown red, otherwise streaky above, 

 lower parts whitish; adult female has crown red, but lacks the red on other parts. YounK are 

 without red. L., .').7.5; W., 3.00; T., 2..'50. 



UdiK/e. — Northern America, south in winter to Indiana and Pennsylvania, in flocks. 



Range in A'orlh Carolina. — Known only by a single specimen taken on Pea Island. 



Fia. 180. Redi'Oll. 



The Redpoll or Redpoll Linnet has been recorded by Bishop, from Pea Island, 

 under date of December 10, 1908, and by Ludlow Griscom, from Currituck Sound, 

 as follows: "Two birds, December 31, 1916, feeding in the bushes on beach 

 opposite Pamunky Island, in company with Savannah and Ipswich Sparrows, so 

 tame that we could walk up within si.x feet of them. Tried to collect them with a 

 fence rail, but unsuccessfully. One seen same place ne.xt day. Seen by J. M. 

 Johnson, J. T. Nicholls and L. G." 



Genus Astragalinus iCab.) 

 217. Astragalinus tristis tristis (Linn.). Goldkixch. 



Dc.'icriplion: Ad. d^ in summer. — Rrip;ht canary-yellow; crown, wings and tail black; wing-bars 

 and iiui(;r vanes of tail-feathers white; lonijer upper tail-coverts gray; lemcr wing-coeerls yellow. 

 This plumage is acquired at the .second prenuptial molt. Ad. o" in winter. — -Wings and tail as in 

 summer, but white edgings wider, leaser irinri-cnrcrl.-i .■<till yellow: back grayish brown, olive-tinged; 

 throat and clwjst dull yellow, belly wliitisli, sides lirownish buff. Im. (f in tointcr. — Similar to 

 ad. d" in winter, but lesser wing-coverts olivc-grccn or olive-gray. Im. o" in summer. — Similar 

 toad, o'' in summer, but lesser wing-coverts a.s in winter. Ad. 9 in sumtner. — \o black crown- 

 cap; uppcrparts yellowish brown; l)elow dull yellow: wings ami tail les.s black than in ad. o''; 

 les.ser wing-coverts olive-green. Ad. 9 find Im. 9 in winlir. — ."^imil.ar to im. o'' in winter, but 

 wings and tail le.ss black. L., .').!(); W., 2.S2; T., 1.9.J; B., .40. (Chap., Birds of E. N. A.) 



Range. — Resident throughout the whole of temperate North America. 



Range in North Carolina. — Resident, except in the eiist, where it is only a winter visiter. 



