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They were difficult birds to observe not because they were shy, 

 for the reverse was the case, but because they were so restless. We 

 saw several full-fledged young on July 28th at Cape Charles. 



[Aegiothus fuscescens. — This "new species" described by Coues ('61, p. 

 222-223) from Labrador specimens was evidently Acanthis linaria.] 



Acanthis linaria rostrata (Coues). 

 Greater Redpoll. 



Common winter visitor; rare summer resident in north. 



Macoun gives this note: "A few pairs breed in northern Labrador, 

 though its summer home is in Greenland. I have three sets of eggs 

 of this bird that were collected by Mr. Ford at Ungava Bay, northern 

 Labrador, June 15th, 1894. The nests were built in willows two or 

 three feet from the ground and contained five eggs each, which are 

 easily distinguished from [those of] the common redpoll by their 

 larger size (W. Raine)." 



Eifrig ('05, p. 240) says: "A specimen of what seems to be this 

 species was taken on the vessel off the Labrador coast, Sept. 4, 1903." 



Astragalinus tristis (Linn.). 



American Goldfinch. 



Accidental visitor in southern Labrador. 



The only definite record is by Kumlien of "an adult male caught 

 on shipboard, August 22, 1877, off Cape Mugford, Labrador." 



Spinus pinus (Wils.). 

 Pine Siskin. 



Uncommon summer resident in southern Labrador. 



Audubon found the Pine Siskin abundant in Labrador. He says: 

 "At the Harbour of Bras d'Or, on the coast of Labrador, in the end 

 of July, we met with a great number of these birds. They were then 

 accompanied by their young, and moved in flocks composed of a single 



