KUIXlJILLID.K — THE KIXCIIE.^. 



45:^ 



Pinicola enucleator, (abams. 



THE PINE 6B0SBEAK. 



CoccofhniKsh's camfd^iisis, lJi;iss(tN, Orn. Ill, 17t»0, '2'>(^, ]»1. xii, f. 3. "f^'nriifhus Cfttifofeusis, 

 Hkkiim, V«><^('1 l)futsililaiiils" (ls:il .'). Piiiio-Jo iiiiiinhiisls, Caijams, Mus. Ht-in. 1>'»1, 

 167. — Haiki), liirds X, Am. lb:>><, 410. — Dall & Uanmstki:, Tr. Chic A.'. So. I, 

 1869, 281 lAliiskaK — Coon-.K, Orn. (al. I, l.')l. —Samuels, Hinls X. Kn.,'. 2^3. 

 rinicnli (uiuriciina (<'An. MSS. i, lip. Con^p. ]8.'»0, 528. Lo-i-in eniichiitur, Linn. 

 Syst. Xat. I, 21>1». -F(»KST. riiil. Tians. LXII, 1772, 383. — Wii.s. Am. Oni. 1, 1808, 

 80, i»l. V. r<irihtilii cnnchntor, AiD. «>iii. l»i<'i;. IV, 1838, 411, |>1. cctU iii. C<injthus 

 ctiKch'ifnr, DuNAi". List. 1838. —Ari). Svii. 127. — Ii:. lUi.ls Am. Ill, 1841, 17l», pi. 

 cxcix. — ]J(»N. & ScuLiKJKi,, .Moll. tU's Luxit'U.s, 18,"»0, J), ])L ix, xi, xii. — 1)i:(;i,ani» i^ 

 (Jkubk, Orn. Euiop. 1, 2.'»8. Pinimla tnndcatoi; C'abanis, Mus. ILiu. 1, ^^^»l, 167. 



Sp. Ciiau. Bill ami kys Mark. MoU'. Gcni-ral color liirlit cairuiiu'-rc*! or ro.se, not 

 eoutimious abov*'. liowevi-r, (»x»v|)t on the head; the li'athers showiiiir hrouni.sh centres 

 on the back, where, too, thr red is daikcr. Loral reLfion. l»a.se of lower jaw all round, sides 

 (under the wiuL'), abdomen, and posterior part of the body, with under tail-<*overts, ashy, 



IHniroIn fnurlfotot. 



whitest behind. Winjr with two white bands across the tips of the crreater and middle 

 coverts: the outer edires of the (piills also white, broadest on the tJM-ti.uies. on secondaiies 

 tinired with red. Female asiiy, browni.sh above. tiuL^ed with frreenish-yellow beneath : 

 top of head. rump, and upper tail-eoverts Ijrownish L^^mboo•e-yellow. Winus much as in 

 th«> male. Len«;th about 8..')(> ; winir, 4..'>0 : tail. 4.(K>. Youikj liki' female, but more a.shy. 

 Hab. Arctic America, south to United States in severe winter.s. 



A careful comparison of Aincricaii with Kuropcan specimens of the V\\\{\ 

 Grosbeak does not ]>resent any tan^L,nl»h» jxtint of distinction, and it a])pears 

 inexpedient to preserve the name of anufdrHsisi for the hird of the New 

 World. There is considernhle ditlerenct; in tlte size, the pnipcations of the 

 hill, and the color of dillerent specimens, but none of ajtprecialJe geo«;ra})h- 

 ical value. 



