REDPOLL. 



528. Acanthis linaria. 5% inches. 



Male with a rosy breast; female without. 



In winter these northern birds may be found in 

 flocks gathering seeds from weeds by the roadside 

 and stone walls. Their actions greatly resemble those 

 of our Goldfinch but their flight is more rapid and not 

 so undulatory. 



Song. Strong, sweet and canary-like. 



Nest. At low elevations in bushes or trees; eggs 

 three to five, pale greenish blue with brown specks. 



Range. Breeds in the extreme north; winters south 

 to northern U. S. 



Sub-species. 528a. Holboell Redpoll (holboelli), 

 slightly larger. 528b. Greater Redpoll (rostrata), 

 larger and' darker. 



GREENLAND REDPOLL. 

 527. Acanthis hornemannii. 6 inches. 



A larger and much whiter species found in Green- 

 land and migrating to Labrador in winter. 527b. 

 Hoary Redpoll (exilipes), smaller and darker, but still 

 lighter than the Redpoll; winters south to Mass. 



