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Adult male: General colour of plumage reddish- 

 pink and ash-gray ; feathers above, dusky cen- 

 trally, causing a spotted appearance ; wings and 

 tail dusky, wing-feathers tipped with white. Adult 

 female : Plumage dusky and grayish, without any 

 red, but tinted with bright olive-tawny on head 

 and rump. Young : Plumage duller and more 

 blended ; otherwise similar to adult females. 



166. Purple Finch. 



Length about 6 inches, tail about 2J inches long, 

 bill thick. Adult male: General plumage madder- 

 pink, feathers of back streaked with dusky. Adult 

 female: Above, olivaceous and grayish, streaked 

 with darker; sides of head with two brownish 

 stripes, separated by a whitish stripe ; below, dull- 

 white, streaked with dusky, no reddish colour. 

 Young : Similar to adult female, but markings of 

 plumage less distinct and duller. 



167. American Crossbill. 



Length about 6 inches, tail obout 2J inches long. 

 Bill crossed at tips. Adult male: Plumage dull- 

 red, with wings and tail dusky. Adult female : 

 without red ; plumage olivaceous, varying to gray- 

 ish, and yellowish. Young ; Grayish or light- 

 olive, streaked with dusky. 



168. White-winged Crossbill. 



Length about 6J inches, tail about 2J inches 



