1 66 MIGRANTS AND WINTER RESIDENTS. 



Purple Finch: Carpodacus purpureus. 



Male, general color rose-red, brightest on crown, rump 

 and breast. Under parts lighter, becoming white on the 

 belly. Female, very different; upper parts grayish, finely 

 streaked with black like a sparrow; under parts white, 

 streaked and spotted. Length 6^4 inches. September 15 to 

 May 15. Common in migrations. 



American Crossbill: Loxia curvirostra 



minor. 



Tips of bill crossed; body dull red. Female and young 

 dull olive-green, the young sometimes mixed with red. 

 Length 6 inches. Irregular winter visitors, sometimes abun- 

 dant. 



Pine Siskin: Spinus pinus. 



Upper parts streaked brown and gray, darkest on head 

 and neck; lower back, rump and wings pale sulphur-yellow; 

 under parts buffy-white, heavily streaked with black. Length 

 5 inches. Irregularly abundant. 



Savanna Sparrow: Ammodramus sandwichensis sa- 

 vanna. 



Pale yellow line over the eye and yellow on the bend of 

 the wing; upper parts dark, under parts light, much streaked 

 all over with black and brown, the marks on the breast 

 wedge-shaped. Length 5 l / 2 inches. March 20 to May 5; 

 October 15 to November 15. Abundant in migration; a few 

 winter. , 



White -crowned Sparrow: Zonotrichia leucophrys. 



Top of head has pure white stripe bordered by black lines 

 of equal width; general color ashy-gray, the wings and tail 

 darker, and wings with touches of white. Length 7 inches. 

 April 15 to May i; October 15 to December I. Irregu- 

 larly common; may winter. 



