Birds of Indiana. 



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Nest, of twigs and strips of birch bark, covered externally with 

 moss (Usnea), and lined with soft moss and hair; in an evergreen in 

 deep forest. Eggs, 3 (?); pale blue, spotted and streaked near larger 

 end with reddish-brown and lilac; .80 by .55. (Chamberlain). 



These Crossbills are more rare than the preceding species, but their 

 visits are of the same irregular character. Usually they are found in 

 flocks. They often accompany the common Crossbill, and may be 

 looked for at the same time in similar localities. The habits of the 

 two birds are similar. 



White-winged CropsVjill. (Reduced.) 



Dr. J. M. Wheaton mentioned it in his catalogue of the Birds of 

 Ohio, in 1861. In the winter of 1868-9. Mr. Chas. Dury found this 

 end the last mentioned species together in the vicinity of Cincinnati 

 in large flocks in the proportion of two of that to one of this species. 

 Mr. C. E. Aiken reports the first record of the White-winged Crossbill 

 from Indiana. The summer of 1869, in the vicinity of Chicago, in 

 Cook County, 111., and Lake County, Ind., he found this species in 

 company with the last, and they remained throughout the winter suc- 

 ceeding. About 1878 a pair of these birds was taken at Ft. Wayne. 

 The female is now in the collection of Mr. C. A. Stockbridge, who has 

 kindly permitted me to examine it. 



Mr. Fletcher M. Noe reports its occurrence near Indianapolis early 

 in 1883. February 6, 1883, Prof. B. W. Evermann shot two males 

 from a floclc of fifteen of these birds at Bloomington. Others were 

 taken February 10 and 12. Mr. J. W. Byrkit found both species to- 

 gether at Michigan City the winter of 1883-4. Miss H. E. Colfax in- 

 forms me of its occurrence there as late as June 26, 1884. Mr. Chas. 

 Dury reports it from Michigan City, he thinks, 1885. Hon. R. Wes. 

 McBride reports it in Dekalb County, where Mrs. J. L. Hine tells me 



