ri\vii|.;s. >|'\KK<>\V>. KIT. 287 



Their flight i- exi>reive nf their j"V..us nature, ami aa thry U.uml 

 through the tiir they hum a guy 



-v, 





Their love song is delivered with an ecstasy and abandon which car- 

 ries them off their feet, ami they circle over the fields sowing the air 

 with music. The song has a canarylike character, and while it is less 

 varied it possesses a wild, ringing quality wanting in the cage-bound 

 bird's best efforts. 



The BLACK-IIKAI>KI> ti.>t.i>nM n ,:^g. SJHHU* notatui), a Mexican species, . 

 b reoorded by Audubon from Kentucky, where iu occurrence is, of coune, 

 purely accidental. 



633. Splnua pinua IIV/>. . PINK SI-KIN; I'IXK FIN. n. Ad. Bill 

 tharply pointed, a small turt nf l,ri-tly feather* over the nostrils; upper parU 

 rtreaked with black, the JVutlu-n* mun;iiu-il witli luitty ; win^s fux-oua, mont 

 of the feathers mar^int-.l witli yi-llnw, uiul yellow at thr ba* ; tail fUMCoiu, 

 all but the middle tVathcrs ytllotc at the (MM ; under partu white, tinged with 

 buffy and heavily Htreaked witli l.luck. L., 5-OO; \V.. _-:; ; T., 1-90; B., -40. 



Ktmark*. The yellow markinga in tlie wings and tail of this specie* will 

 alwaya nerve to dixtintrui.ih it. 



Rant/f. -North Anu-rica gi-m-rally; lireedn mostly north of the I'nitod 

 State*; winters aa far outh as the (in It'. 



Washington, irregularly abundant NV. V., <>ot. to Apl. Sing Sing, irregu- 

 lar I'. IJ. < ':iinl'riilsr\ irregular W. V., Sept to May; soim-timea very abun- 

 dant 



.Vfjf. of twiga and rootlets. linel with plant down and long haira, in conif- 

 erouft tree*. Ay;/*, f"ur, ji'le bluish whiu*, thinly >[.tt<-.i with n-iMish brown, 

 67 x -4, 



Like tin- American Crossbill, this bird is rather erratic in its move- 

 ments, and its presence or absence at any season can never be predicted 

 with certainty. It resembles the American <><>l<lfiiich in habits, but is 

 more oft- u f..uml about coniferous trees, and its notes and song are 

 less musical. It has been found nesting in May at Sing Sing, N. Y. 

 (FMier). ami at OofBVBll-OD-HMtoa (Allen). 



Cardaeli* c&rduelis /.inn.l. K ; MUM u Ad. Region 



alH.ut the baae of the bill l-ri/lit r..l: orwn. :m<l a Mri|i- c\tcn<lintr from it 

 on to the mdm of the n.-.'k. Mark; )>u<-k cinnam'-n l-n-wn : \%in.'fi black, 

 enwied by a broad yellow tmnd; tail lliick, the inner wcta of the i 

 ti|-|fil with white; un.lrr part* white, the siilcs lingetl with the color of the 

 back. L., 5-50; W., 8-00; T . I I. . 50. 



