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523. Aleutian Leucosticte. Leucosticte griseonucha. 

 Range. Aleutian and Pribilof Islands; south to Kadiak. 

 This is the largest of the genus, and can be distinguished 



from the others by its very dark chestnut coloration and 

 the gray hindneck and cheeks. Like the other Leucostictes, 

 they are found in flocks and frequent rocky or mountain- 

 ous country, where they are nearly always found on the 

 ground. They build in crevices among the rocks or under 

 ledges or embankments, making the nest of weeds and 



frasses. Their four or live pure white eggs are laid during "ruTT-i 



une. Size .97 x .67. Data. St. George Islands of the 



Pribilof group. Nest of coarse grasses and twigs, lined with fine grass and 

 feathers. Taken June 8, 1897 by J. Macoun. 



524. Gray-crowned Leucosticte. Leucosticte tephrocotis. 



Range Rocky Mountain region from Saskatchewan south to northern United 

 States and also breeding in the Sierra Nevadas; winters on the lowlands of north- 

 western United States and east to Manitoba. 



The habits and breeding habits of this species are like those 

 of the last. The bird is paler colored and the gray is restricted 

 to the hind head. They nest on the ground in June, laying 

 four or five white eggs. Data. Banff, Canada., June 9, 

 1902. Nest made of strips of bark and grass, built in a fissure 

 of a rock at the side of a bunch of grass. The parent bird 

 [White.] was secured. Collector, W. Raine. 



524a. Hepburn Leucosticte. Leucosticte tephrocotis littoralis. 



Range. Higher ranges from Washington and British Columbia to Alaska. 



This variety is like the Aleutian Leucosticte but the brown is a great deal 

 paler. The nesting habits and eggs are, in all probability, like those of the last. 



525. Black Leucosticte. Leucosticte atrata. 



Range. Rocky'-mountain region of northern United States; known to breed in 

 Idaho. k " c 



This species is- black in place of the brown of the others; the gray is restricted 

 to the hind part of the head and the rosy is rather more extensive on the wings. 

 Their eggs probably cannot be distinguished from those of the Gray-crowned 

 variety. 



526. Brown-capped Leucosticte. Leucosticte australis. 



Range. Breeds at high altitudes in the Rockies in Colorado; south to New 

 Mexico in winter. 



A similar bird to the Gray-crowned Leucosticte but with no gray on the head. 

 They nest on the ground above timber line on the higher ranges of the Rockies. 



527. Greenland Redpoll. Acanthis hornemannii. 



Range. Greenland and northern Europe; south in winter to Labrador. 

 This large Redpoll nests at low elevations in trees and bushes, its habits and 

 eggs being similar to the more common American species. 



527a. Hoary Redpoll. Acanthis hornemannii exilipes. 



Range. Breeds in the Arctic regions and winters south to the northern parts 

 of the United States. 



This variety is smaller than the last and is considerably darker but still retains 

 the white rump of the Greenland Redpoll. Its nesting habits are the same as 

 those of the next. 



