PASSERES — FRINGTLLID.E — CORYTHUS. 
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GENUS CORYTHUS. Cuvier. 
Bill stout, thick, very convex above ; the upper mandible bent over the lower. Palate with 
five prominent ridges. Tufts of bristly feathers at the base of the upper mandible. 
Nostrils concealed by bristly feathers. Tongue thick, obtuse, horny. Tarsus shorter 
than the middle toe. Wings short. Tail rather long, emarginate. 
THE PINE BULFINCH. 
CORYTHUS ENUCLEATOR. 
PLATE LXII. FIG. 142 (Young male). 
(STATE COLLECTION.) 
Loxia enucleator. Linnjeus, Syst. Nat. p. 299. Pennant, Arct. Zool. Yol. 2, p. 348. Wilson, Am. Orn. 
Vol. 1, p. 80, pi. 5, fig. 2. 
Pyrrhula id. Temminck, Man. Orn. Vol. 1, p. 333. Bonaparte, Ann. Lyc. Vol. 2, p. 115. Audubon, fol. pi. 
358. Nuttall, Man. Orn. Vol. 1, p. 535. 
Corythus id. Rich. & Swainson, F. B. A. Vol. 2, p. 262, pi. $3 (female). Audubon, B. of Am. Vol. 3, p. 
178, pi. 199. 
C. id., Pine Grosbeak. Giraud, Birds of Long island, p. 128. 
Characteristics. Red. Wings and tail dark brown. Female, olive green; brighter on the 
head and rump. Length, 8g inches. 
Description. Second, third and fourth quills subequal. Tail deeply emarginate, two 
inches longer than the tips of the closed wings. Bill reddish brown. Claws black. Beneath 
light grey. Female: Bill dusky. Head and hind neck yellowish brown ; each feather with 
a central dusky streak. Rump brownish yellow. Cheeks and throat yellowish. Beneath 
ash-grey. 
Length, 8’5. Alar spread, 14‘0. 
This beautiful northern species visits sparingly the Atlantic district of this State during the 
autumn and winter; and as it breeds in Maine, will probably be found to do the same in our 
northern district. About twenty years ago, large flocks appeared in the neighborhood of 
New-York. They feed on buds, berries, and the seeds of the pine. The eggs are said to be 
pure white. Richardson describes his specimens as exceeding eleven inches, whereas none 
of the specimens in the State Collection exceed eight. In this country, the Pine Bulfinch 
ranges from the highest northern latitude to the 40th parallel. It is found in the northern 
parts of both continents. 
