515. Pinicola enucleator leucura 



PINE GROSBEAK. 9 inches 



Male. Above and below crimson flecked with gray ; wings and 



tail brown; wing bars white; bill short and thick. Female. 



Above and below gray ; head and rump brownish green ; wings and 



tail brown ; wing bars white. 



They visit Massachusetts occasionally in winter, when they are 



seen in flocks feeding on seeds, notably ash and sumach. The 



young males resemble the females in appearance, so that in a flock 



only a few birds may be brilliantly colored. 



Note. Mellow whistle. 



Nest. In conifers, not very high up. 



Breeds. Chiefly north of New England. 



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