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lighter wing bars ; under surface, rosy-pink on breast and throat ; abdomen, 

 white ; chin, dull black, sides streaked with dusky. 



Adult female and young in first winter. Similar, but without the pink rump 

 and breast, and with the crown patch less developed. 



A rare and irregular visitant. It was recorded as present in the 

 winters of 1836-37 and 1878-79; after the great blizzard of March, 

 1888; also in 1899-1900, 1906-07, 1908-9. My most southerly records 

 in the State are Haddonfield (Rhoads, 1888), and Swedesboro (C. D. 

 Lippincott, 1909). 



The Redpoll is a bird of severe winters. When driven south by the 

 scarcity of food it appears in considerable flocks, feeding on the weed 

 seed in field and gardens. 



It has the Goldfinch habits, and in appearance is essentially a Pine 

 Finch, with crimson cap and black chin. 



528b Acanthis linaria rostrata (Coues). 

 Greater Redpoll. 



Larger than the Common Redpoll. Length, 5.25-5.75. Wing, 3.05-3.30 in 

 male ; 2.95-3.25 in female. Bill shorter, thicker and less acute. 



Rare straggler from the north, associating with the other form. 



Two specimens in the Princeton University collection were shot by 

 Mr. W. E. D. Scott, at Princeton, February 6th, 1872, and are re- 

 corded by Mr. Babson. 1 Professor Phillips assures me that they are 

 correctly identified. 



529 Astragalinus tristis (Linnaeus). 

 Goldfinch, Yellowbird. 



PLATE 55. 



Adult male. Length, 4.50-5.25. Wing, 2.75. General color, bright canary- 

 yellow ; under tail-coverts, white ; cap, wings and tail, black ; two white wing 

 bars and inner webs of tail feathers, white terminally. 



In winter. Light olive-brown above, paler beneath, tinged with yellow on 

 the throat ; wing feathers strongly edged or tipped with white (usually worn 

 off by summer). 



1 Birds of Princeton, p. 62. 



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