January in Berkeley, 



pecker is a large member of its tribe, 

 and colored a dark, glossy, bottle-green. 

 This general tone is varied by a crimson 

 area around the bill and a gray collar on 

 the back of the neck. The breast is 

 ashy gray changing to dull crimson on 

 the under parts, the whole effect of 

 coloration being striking and unusual. 

 I have seen the evening grosbeak in 

 Berkeley only twice during the past 

 twelve years. On both occasions a 

 good-sized flock was present, and the 

 birds were so tame that I approached 

 to within a few feet of them. They 

 are even more unusual in coloration and 

 general appearance than Lewis* wood- 

 pecker. The bill is immensely thick- 

 ened and the whole effect of the bird is 

 very thick-set and heavy. The general 

 color is yellow, though mostly dull, in 

 places changing to olive-brown or dusky. 

 The top of the head, wings and tail 

 are blackish, the wings being varied 

 by a broad, conspicuous patch of 

 white. 



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