96 THE BIRDS OF MONTREAL. 



Genus Pinicola. Vieillot. 



165. American Pine Grosbeak. (Pine Grosbeak.) 



P. enucleator canadensis. (Cab.) 



" Winter Visitant," common. The adult birds 

 in red plumage are rather scarce compared with the 

 number of grayish coloured individuals generally 

 seen in a flock of these birds. They often visit the 

 city in such places where the mountain ash-tress 

 with berries on are to be found, upon which they 

 feed with apparent relish. Observed here from 

 October 30 to April 26, and on the latter date, in 

 184, I shot a solitary female specimen here, which 

 was a late date in the spring of the year for this 

 species to be still here, but it was apparently strong 

 and able to migrate north to breed ; and I regret 

 to say that it was not dissected at the time to ascer- 

 tain whether it was breeding or not. 



Genus Carpodacus. Kaup. 

 Subgenus " Carpodacus." 



166. Purple Finch. C. purpureus. (Gmel.) 



" Permanent Resident," common. Breeds on the 

 island of Montreal. I found a nest containing four 

 fresh eggs June 20, 1891, in Mount .Royal Park, 



