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were recorded. A flock of several dozen 

 Redpolls appeared on December seven- 

 teenth, 1910. There were both males 

 and females in the flock. They were 

 frequently seen in a grove of birch trees, 

 the seeds of which they fed upon. 

 The last date that the flock was recorded 

 for the season was on February twelfth, 

 191 1. The Siskin is streaked with 

 brown, has a yellowish tinge and also 

 has yellow on the under sides of the 

 wings. The Redpoll is streaked like 

 the Siskin, but has no yellow in the 

 wings, and the male Redpoll has its 

 throat, upper breast, rump and crown 

 reddish. The female is without the red 

 except on the crown. 



The White-crowned Sparrow differs 

 from the White-throated in having a 

 wide white line on the crown, no white 

 throat, and no yellow on the lores. The 

 female is duller. This bird is rare, but 



