515. Pinicola enucleator leucura 
PINE GROSBEAK. 9 inches 
Male. Above and below crimson flecked with gray; wings and 
tail brown; wizg bars white; bill short and thick. Female. 
Above and below gray ; head and rump brownish green ; wings and 
tail brown; wing bars white. 
They visit Massachusetts occasionally in winter, when they are 
seen in flocks feeding on seeds, notably ash and sumach. The 
young males resemble the females in appearance, so that in a flock 
only a few birds may be brilliantly colored. 
Note. Mellow whistle. 
Nest. In conifers, not very high up. 
Breeds. Chiefly north of New England. 
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