78 HOW TO NAME THE BIRDS 



194. WINTER WREN. 



Dark wren-brown Light brown. 



4. See 186. 



51 H Nos. 195-199 : Showing black AND red, but no yellow. 



195. PINE GROSBEAK. 



Carmine, blackish Carmine, gray. 



8-9. Back, dark-streaked ; wings and tail, blackish ; 2 



white wing-bars ; below, fading to whitish on abdomen ; ? , 



above, ashy-gray ; head and rump, brownish-yellow ; below, 



lighter gray. 



Breeds on northern edge ; winter, throughout, irregularly ; nest, of 

 twigs and rootlets, lined ; eggs, 4, greenish-blue, spotted ; in flocks, 

 chiefly in evergreens. 



196. COMMON CROSSBILL. 



Brick-red, blackish Brick-red, gray. 



6. Mandibles, crossed ; head and rump, brightest red ; 



wings and tail, blackish ; ? , greenish-olive, dark-streaked ; 



head and rump, yellowish ; below, greenish-gray. 



Breeds on northern edge and in mts. of Pa., where large flocks are 

 found in winter ; permanent in Ad'r'ks ; known to breed in Feb. with 

 snow 4 ft. deep! nest, in tree ; eggs, in March or April, 4, greenish- 

 white, prettily spotted ; in flocks, commonly in evergreens. 



197. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL. 



Brick-red, blackish Brick-red, gray. 



6. Same as common crossbill, but with 2 white wing- 

 bars. 



Habitat and habits as in common crossbill ; permanent in Ad'r'ks ; 

 eggs, pale blue, larger, and thickly spotted ; rare species ; irregular ; 

 not found in N. J. 



