KKI XU ILLI D.E — THE FINCHES. 



453 



Pinicola enucleator, cahams. 



THE PINE GROSBEAK. 



Cvcco/hnuis/i' 



./»•„»*,, „,„mfc„,s/,s |lK..ss.,N, On,. Ill, U,iO, ,>nO, ,,1. xii, f. 3. "Conif/u,. no,.,!a,s-l,, 

 l.ia-.HM, \„g..l nriltsrhl«„,ls"(lS31 /). /'/««„/» w,„„/,,,.s/.v, Cauams, Mus \U'in lx',1 



«cix. -15''N. & Scn,.K.iic.„ Mo„, ,K.s I.uxi.ns, ]S;;o. !., ,.1. ix, xi, xii. --1),.:,„,ax,: & 

 (.KUMK, Orn. Kur,.,,. I, -^hS. /v»/,W„ e»»<Vm^«,. t'AiiAMs, Mus. Ilci,.. I, ]8r,l, 107. 



Sp.Cau. Bill .,,,1 k..s l,!...k. J/,,/,.. Go.u.rnl ..olor li.ht ,.anniMo-n.,l or rose not 

 cou.muous alH.v.., however, ex.rept on the head; the leathers showin,^ hn.unish eei.tre 

 on the haek, wh..,e, too, M.e re.l is darker. Loral region, has,, of lower jaw all ro,n„l, si.les 

 (under the wnij;), abdomen, and posterior part of the bclv. with nnd,', tail-.-overts ashy 



Pinirofn rvurffnfnt. 



whitest behind. Win? with two white ban.ls across the lips of the greater and ini.Mle 



coverts; the outer edjres of the (piills also white, broadest on the t.^rliaries. on s Midarics 



tni.ired with red. Fewale ashy, brownish above, tiiifred with Jireenish-yellow beneath- 

 top of he.ad, rump, and tip]ier tail-e,,ver(s brownish frainbo<;-e-vel]ow. \Vin"s nnieh as in 

 tiio male. Len-th abont 8.r,(l ; win- 4.oO ; tail. 4.(1(1. y,un,;,'\\\<v leinale, but more a.shy. 

 Haii. Aretic America, south to I'liited States in .severe winters. 



A careful conipurison of Aincricnn with iMn-opomi sjjocimeii.s of tlie Tiiic 

 (!msl)eak does not i.ro.sciit any taii,irihl,. p.iint, of (li,stii,cti..M, aiul it iii.|i('ar,s 

 inexpedient to preserve tlie name of nuioilnisis for the l,inl of the Xew 

 World. There is considerable ditlereiice in (lie si/.e, the proportions of the 

 l)ill, and the color of dilferent specimens, l.ut nom^ of apprecial.le geojiraph- 

 ical value. 



