922 EEPOET OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



Mr. McCord shot two in the court-house yard at Auburn, March 8, 

 1885. Prof. B. W. Evermann killed a female with a stick, the only 

 one seen, at Burlington. Another female was seen at Camden, March 

 16, 1885. The only instance of its occurrence in summer in the Ohio 

 Valley is that given me by the late Mr. C. H. Bollman. He saw eleven 

 on a fir tree in Bloomington, Ind., June 24, 1886. This species 

 has been found breeding in Maine, in winter. Mr. H. Nehrling men- 

 tions a nest having been found April 21, 1891, in Delta County, 

 Mich. Nests of this species have been but rarely found, and are still 

 desirable in collections. (See same papers referred to at end of last 

 species.) In addition to the same kind of food eaten by the other 

 species, they are said to eat decayed garden fruits, the seeds of beech, 

 grass and canker worms. They have a chattering note, uttered when 

 they fly, and in their breeding grounds have a song, which is de- 

 scribed as low, sweet and disconnected. 



122. GENUS ACANTHIS BECHSTEIN. 



a 1 . Wing 3.00 or less; tail 2.50 or less. A. linaria (Linn.). 201 



a 2 . Wing usually over 3.00; tail 2.60 or more ; bill much larger and stouter. 



A. linaria rostrata (Coues.). 202 



201, (528). Acanthis linaria (LINN.). 



Redpoll. 



Adult Male. Above, streaked with dusky and flaxen in about equal 

 amounts; crown, with a patch of crimson; rump and breast, pink; 

 throat, with a black patch; belly, dull white, sides streaked; wings, 

 brownish-dusky, with two white bars. Adult Female. Without pink 

 on breast and rump. Young. Head, neck and breast, streaked, and 

 showing no red or pink. Bill, pointed and yellow. 



Length, 4.50-5.00; wing, 2.70-2.80; tail, 2.30-2.35. Bill, length, .32- 

 .36; depth at base, about .20-.25; tarsus, .S2-.55. 



EANGE. Northern part of northern hemisphere in North America; 

 south, irregularly in winter to Kansas, Indiana and D. C. Breeds 

 far north. 



Nest, in low tre or bush; of grass and moss, lined with plant-down 

 and feathers. Eggs, 4-6; pale bluish or greenish- white speckled with 

 reddish-brown; .67 by .48. 



The little Redpoll is an irregular winter visitor. Some years they 

 occur in immense numbers in the northern paxt of the State. Pos- 

 sibly it is to be found there most every winter, but in the southern por- 

 tion of the State it is rare. 



