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stones and threw them in quick succession at the flock. Strange to say, he killed 

 a bird with each stone, and all three specimens are now in the possession of the 

 State Museum, two being preserved as mounted specimens and one as a skin. We 

 have no other record of the appearance of the White-winged Crossbill in North 

 Carolina. 



Its habits are said to be similar to those of the more common species. Both are 

 rather erratic wanderers. 



Genus Acanthis (Borkh.) 



216. Acanthis linaria linaria (Linn.}. REDPOLL. 



Description. Adult male with throat, breast, rump, and crown red, otherwise streaky above, 

 lower parts whitish; adult female has crown red, but lacks the red on other parts. Young are 

 without red. L., 5.75; W., 3.00; T., 2.50. 



Range. Northern America, south in winter to Indiana and Pennsylvania, in flocks. 



Range in North Carolina. Known only by a single specimen taken on Pea Island. 



PIG. 180. REDPOLL. 



The Redpoll or Redpoll Linnet has been recorded by Bishop, from Pea Island, 

 under date of December 10, 1908, and by Ludlow Griscom, from Currituck Sound, 

 as follows: "Two birds, December 31, 1916, feeding in the bushes on beach 

 opposite Pamunky Island, in company with Savannah and Ipswich Sparrows, so 

 tame that we could walk up within six feet of them. Tried to collect them with a 

 fence rail, but unsuccessfully. One seen same place next day. Seen by J. M. 

 Johnson, J. T. Nicholls and L. G." 



Genus Astragalinus (Cab.) 

 217. Astragalinus tristis tristis (Linn.}. GOLDFINCH. 



Description: Ad. c? in summer. Bright canary-yellow; crown, wings and tail black; wing-bars 

 and inner vanes of tail-feathers white; longer upper tail-coverts gray; lesser wing-coverts yellow. 

 This plumage is acquired at the second prenuptial molt. Ad. <? in winter^. Wings and tail as in 

 summer, but white edgings wider, lesser wing-coverts still yellow; back grayish brown, olive-tinged; 

 throat and che!st dull yellow, belly whitish, sides brownish buff. Im. d 1 in winter. -Similar to 

 ad. d 1 in winter, but lesser wing-coverts olive-green or olive-gray. Im. d in summer. Similar 

 to ad. cf in summer, but lesser wing-coverts as in winter. Ad. 9 in summer. No black crown- 

 cap; upperparts yellowish brown; below dull yellow; wings and tail less black than in ad. d", 

 lesser wing-coverts olive-green. Ad. 9 and Im. 9 in winter. Similar to im. d in winter, but 

 wings and tail less black. L., 5.10; W., 2.82; T., 1.95; B., .40. (Chap., Birds of E. N. A.) 



Range. Resident throughout the whole of temperate North America. 



Range in North Carolina. Resident, except in the east, where it is only a winter visitor. 



