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pearance above ; throat and abdomen, pure white ; other- 

 wise, below, white, brown-streaked. 



On coast of N. E. , especially on sand-hills of Mass. and on those of 

 N. J, ; some doubt as to its being a distinct species. 



184. BROWN CREEPER. 



Variegation of browns Whitish. 



^%. Bill, slender and decurved ; faint whitish superciliary 

 line ; above, curious mixture of browns and white ; tail- 

 feathers, stiff and acuminate. 



Breeds chiefly on northern edge and in mts. of Pa. ; nest, usually 

 lodged in crevice between bark of tree and main wood ; eggs, about 

 June ist, 4-8, dull white, brown-spotted; always climbing trees. 



1§5. PINE FINCH: PINE LINNET: SISKIN. 



Flaxen, dark-streaked Lighter. 



4^. Wings and tail, darker ; variably suffused through- 

 out with yellow; tail, emarginate. 



Breeds on northern edge, in mts. of Pa. , and exceptionally in Mass. ; 

 in winter, throughout ; nest, high in tree ; eggs, April and May, 4-5, 

 light green, spotted ; roams in large flocks ; undulating flight and 

 querulous note of goldfinch, its ally. 



186. WINTER WREN. 



Dark wren-brown Light brown. 



4. Superciliary line, whitish ; finely " waved" throughout 

 with darker brown ; tail, short and erect. 



Breeds on northern edge and in mts. of Pa. ; winter, Conn, and 

 southward ; nest, of hemlock twigs, feathers, moss, in hole or crevice ; 

 eggs, last of May, 5-6, pure white speckled with reddish-brown. 



