[544] BIRDS OF OREGON 



dusky, the brownish edgings to scapulars and interscapulars broader, feathers of 

 under parts more or less edged with grayish, and pink markings of a softer, more 

 rosy hue. Immature male: like adult male, but pink markings paler, mainly replaced 

 on wings by buffy white. Adult female: much duller than the male, under parts gray- 

 ish brown, upper parts brownish, and pink paler and restricted or replaced by 

 whitish. Immature female: like adult female, but duller and browner, feathers con- 

 spicuously edged with brownish and buffy. Male: length (skins) 5.90-6.18, wing 

 4.2.1-4.17, tail 1.61-1. 75, bill .41-. 48. Female: length (skins) 5.60-6.18, wing 3.89- 

 4.19, tail 1.38-1.58, bill .45-. 47." (Bailey) Nest and eggs: Same as for other Rosy 

 Finches. 



DISTRIBUTION. General: Breeds or is summer resident of Wallowa Mountains of 

 Oregon, Salmon River Mountains of Idaho, Uinta Mountains in Utah, and ranges 

 of western Wyoming. Winters south to Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. In 

 Oregon: Included on basis of two specimens only. 



THE BLACK ROSY FINCH is included in the Oregon list solely on the basis 

 of two specimens in the Jewett collection, taken July 2.2. and 2.3, 192.3, on 

 the head of Big Sheep Creek in the Wallowa Mountains, one of which 

 is recorded in the Condor (Jewett 192^). They were with the much more 

 abundant Gray-crowned species at the time. 



Common Redpoll: 



Acanthis linaria linaria (Linnaeus) 



DESCRIPTION. "Adult male in breeding plumage: Chin patch and feathers around bill 

 blackish; crown crimson; throat, sides and rump more or less washed with pink or 

 crimson; rest of under parts white, sides streaked with dusky; upper parts streaked, 

 dark brown and buffy, lighter but streaked on rump, rump washed with pink; bill 

 horn color, dusky at tip. Adult male in winter plumage: much lighter, wing bands 

 more or less buffy, pink paler; bill light yellow, black at tip. Adult female: similar 

 to the male, but pink of under parts replaced by buffy or whitish; seasonal difference 

 same as in male. Young: like adults, but without pink or red, crown streaked and 

 sides and wing bands more or less buffy. Male: length (skins) 4.31-5.31, wing 

 1.78-3.01, tail 1.91-1.19, bill .31-. 38. Female: length (skins) 4.19-5.43, wing 1.76- 

 3.00, tail 1.99-1.30, bill .30-. 39." (Bailey) Nest: A bulky mass of twigs, straw, or 

 feathers, in bushes or small trees. Eggs: i to 5, pale bluish green, specked about the 

 larger end with brown and black. 



DISTRIBUTION. General: Breeds from northwestern Alaska, northern Mackenzie, 

 and northern Quebec south to Alberta, Manitoba, and Islands in Gulf of St. Law- 

 rence and also through northern Europe and Asia. Winters south to Oregon, Cali- 

 fornia, Colorado, Kansas, Indiana, Ohio, Alabama, and South Carolina. In Oregon: 

 Extremely erratic winter visitor that may appear anywhere in State but is most 

 frequently found in eastern Oregon. 



THIS ERRATIC VISITOR from the north, the Common Redpoll, was first 

 reported from the State by Bendire (Brewer 1875), w h took winter 

 specimens at Camp Harney. Mearns (1879) recorded it from Fort Klamath 

 (May 9, 1878), and Merrill (1888) considered it common there during the 

 winter. It was not noted again until Woodcock (1901) took specimens 

 from a flock of about 150 birds on January 2,0, 1900, near Corvallis. 



