533. Spinus pinus 
PINE SISKIN. 5 inches 
Male and Female alike. Above olive-brown, streaked like a 
sparrow; bill sharply pointed; yellow tints on wings and tail ; wing 
bars whitish. Below lighter, streaked with brown. 
Distinguished from sparrows by yellowish tints and habit of eating 
seeds of cones. Flight undulating. Like the Crossbill, Pine Gros- 
beak and Redpoll is an irregular winter visitor in Massachusetts. 
Note. Resembles that of the Goldfinch and Redpoll. 
Nest. In trees, of bark and weeds. 
Breeds. Northern New England. 
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