4o8 Evening Grosbeak 



one-third and sometimes including the outer webs of all the 

 feathers showing white at tips. Young. — Similar to adult fe- 

 male, but colors duller and more brownish with markings less 

 sharply defined; dusky streaks on sides of throat less distinct 

 or wanting; under parts paler and more buffy with little if any 

 gray; bill dull horn color or brownish. Length 7.50-8.25; ex- 

 tent 13.50-14.12; wing 4.25; tail 2.63-3.00; bill .75 long, .07 deep, 

 .60 broad. 



General Range.— "Central North America. Breeds in western Alberta; 

 winters in the interior of North America south of the Saskatche- 



i wan and east of the Rocky Mountains, and south more or less 



irregularly to Missouri, Kentucky, and Ohio, and east irregularly 

 to western Pennsylvania, New York, New England, and Quebec." 

 (A. 0. U. Check-List.) Represented in western North America 

 by subspecier. montana. 



Minn. Range. Irregular visitant from the north into all parts of the 

 State during fall, winter and spring — Sept. 28 to May 19. Most 

 common in late winter and early spring. 



Migration Dates. 



Fall. 



Kittson Co.: Oct. 4, '81 (several near Hallock), Roberts: Sept. 

 28 (one), Oct. 23 (one), Oct. 31 (nine), '95 (ail at St. Vincent) 

 Peahody ; Itasca Co.: Oct. 6, '95 ("a flock of about a dozen," sev- 

 eral taken) Ogden: St. Louis Co.: Nov. 16, 1900 (several at 

 Ely) Warren; Ottertaii Co.: Oct. 17 (Deer Lake), Oct. 27 

 (Lake Lida, "a flock of six"), '85, WashMtrn; Siierbourxe Co.: 

 Oct. 17, '84 (one male at Elk river), Bailey; Wright Co.: Oct. 

 27, '98 (two at Monticello) Nutter : UE^^EFm Co.: Dec. 19, '75 

 (first) ; Dec. 19, '76 (first) ; Oct. 28, '80 (two males and four 

 females; first, all at Minneapolis), Roberts; Nov. 7, '84 ("about 

 50"), at Minneapolis, StebMns; Fillmore Co., Lanesboro: Oct. 

 18, '85; Oct. 27, '89 (several); Nov. 1, '91 (one, the only one 

 seen during the winter of 1891-2); Nov. 1, '96 ("several hundred 

 feeding on fruit of hackberry; first of season" at Lanesboro), 

 Hvoslef. 



Spring. 



Fillmore Co., Lanesboro: May 13, '84 (abundant, last seen); 

 May 4, '86 (last, common all winter) ; Apr. 13, '87 (last, unusu- 

 , .. . ally abundant during winter of 1886-7); Apr. 2, '88 (small fiock, 

 not seen during winter) ; May 4, '89 (last, a fiock) ; May 14, '90 

 (last); Apr. 11, '91 (last); Apr. 25, '97 (last) Hvoslef; Houston 

 Co.: May 8-13 (various years at La Crescent) Harrison; Henne- 

 pin Co., Minneapolis: May 17, '76 (many; the last); May 6, '77 

 (a flock; the last); May 19, '79 (a flock; the last) ; Apr. 11, '80 

 (many) Roberts; Stearns Co.: May (three killed at Sauk 

 Center; year not stated) Barker. 



There is, perhaps, no bird that comes to Minnesota that is more 

 singularly beautiful in the full perfection of its nuptial plumage, or 

 that attracts more lively interest among all bird-lovers than the Eve- 



