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the species goes, practically all the remarks except those in 

 relation to breeding and seeing the young birds could be 

 repeated here. Published descriptions of the nests and eggs 

 do not differ from those relating to the American Crossbill. 



Genus ACANTHIS Bechstein. 



527a. Acantkis hornemannii exilipes (Coues). Hoary Red- 

 poll. 



Plumage of adult male : wings and tail fuscous, feathers edged with white ; 

 rump white, pink tinged ; back grayish brown, feathers white margined ; 

 bright red crown cap ; throat blackish in middle ; breast pink tinged ; belly 

 and sides white, the latter only slightly streaked. Plumage of adult female : 

 pink on rump and breast lacking, otherwise not different. Plumage of imma- 

 ture : red crown cap lacking, otherwise like female. To be recognized in all 

 plumages by the white unstreaked rump, the lightly or not at all streaked sides 

 and the very sharply pointed bill. Wing 3.00 ; culmen 0.30 ; tarsus 0.54 ; 

 tail 2.35. A tuft of bristle-like feathers over nostril. 



Geog. Dist. — Arctic Amercia and northeastern Asia ; in winter rarely 

 southward to the northern United States. 



County Records. — Cumberland ; a specimen, seemingly an immature 

 female, was taken at Westbrook, January 26, 1896, (Norton, P. P. S. N. H., 

 April 1, 1897). 



Mr. Norton's specimen seems the only one from Maine now 



extant though both Dr. Brewer and Mr. Verrill cited the 



species in their lists. Judging from the fact that Mr. Norton's 



bird was associated with common Redpolls, Pine Siskins and 



a few Greater Redpolls in a flock it seems likely that other 



examples might occur thusly and be overlooked. In general 



habits, food, etc the species does not differ from the common 



Redpoll. The nest is said to be rather large, composed of 



small twigs and grass, lined with feathers and hair. The eggs 



are two to five in number, pale bluish green, spotted about the 



larger end with reddish brown and black. The measurements 



are about 0.68 x 0.51 (Ridgw.). 



528. Acanthis linaria (Linn.). Redpoll. 



Plumage of adult male : crown cap bright red ; breast and rump tinged 

 with pink ; rump generally streaked ; middle of throat blackish ; back gray- 



