STRANGERS OF THE AUTUMN. 



219 



SPECIES. 



POINTS OF DISTINCTION. 



White-winged Crossbill 



American Crossbill . 



Scarlet Rose Finch . 



Eastern Bullfinch 



Canary . 



Serin 



Above scarlet, paler below; two 

 white bars on wings, formed by 

 white tips to coverts. Female 

 has scarlet replaced by yellow. 

 Length 6 inches. 



Similar to preceding, but scapulars 

 and feathers on centre of back 

 are dark brown instead of red 

 with dark centres. 



Bill cone-shaped, with convex sides. 

 General colour rose crimson, 

 brightest on head, rump, throat, 

 and breast, and palest on belly 

 and under tail coverts; wings 

 and tail brown, with dull crimson 

 margins. Female dull brown, 

 suffused with olive on back and 

 rump; two white bars across 

 wings. Length 5}^ inches. 



Larger than common species; 

 colours purer and more vivid; 

 no red on two innermost 

 secondaries; white streak on 

 inner web near shaft of outside 

 tail feather on each side. Length 

 6 to 7 inches. 



Head yellow streaked with dark 

 brown; back dark brown marked 

 with lighter brown and olive; 

 rump yellowish green; under 

 parts yellow; flanks streaked with 

 dark brown. Female duller and 

 paler. Length 5 inches. 



Similar to preceding; more streaked 

 on flanks; length of tail 2 inches. 

 Length 4^ inches. 



