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Yarrell's Siskin (Chrysomitris yarrelli). 



The female has blackish-brown instead of black wings, but with 

 a similar yellow belt ; the tail blackish instead of black ; head with- 

 out black cap ; under wing coverts and axillaries paler yellow than 

 in the male. 



The Black-headed Siskin (Chrysomitris icterica). 



The female is greyer above than the male, rather more yellow on 

 the rump ; the wing and tail feathers with less yellow at the base ; 

 cheeks and under parts greyish, greener on the throat ; abdomen 

 and under tail-coverts whitish ; the characteristic black head and 

 bright yellow under parts of the male are therefore wanting. 



The Citril Finch (Chrysomitris cit'inella). 



The female is much duller and browner above than the male ; the 

 yellow of the forehead and under parts also duller ; it is a smaller 

 bird. 



The Totta Siskin (Chrysomitris totta). 



The female is browner than the male, with no yellow, but blacker 

 streaks on the head ; the throat ashy brown, washed with yellow, 

 and thickly spotted with dark brown. 



Rose-Finches (Carpodacus). 

 The Scarlet Rose-Finch (CarpoJacus erythrinus). 



In the female all the crimson and rose colour is wanting ; the 

 general colour above being olive-brown ; the head, mantle, and back 

 with dark centres to the feathers ; the under parts brownish, washed 

 with buffish on the breast, the throat and under tail-coverts white ; 

 the throat, breast, and flanks streaked with dusky brown. 



The Purple Rose-Finch (Carpodacus purpureus). 



In the female the purplish-claret colour of the male is replaced 

 by olive or olive-greyish ; the crown, neck, and mantle streaked with 

 dusky and whitish ; the under parts whitish with broad wedge- 

 shaped olive streaks on the breast ; the sides of head bounded by a 

 broad olive streak, the cheeks whitish, streaked with olive ; wings 

 and tail dusky, with light olive, or olive-greyish edges to the feathers. 

 In captivity the Rose-Finches moult into a plumage nearly resembling 

 that of the hen ; therefore the beak must be studied. 



Pine Grosbeaks (Pinicola). 

 The Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator). 



In the United States, various species and subspecies are recog- 

 nised, differing chiefly in size and character of beak. Those which 

 I possessed some years ago were of the Canadian race (P. enucleator 

 canadensis). The female is smaller than the male, and differs in 



