FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. 59 



Range. Nests from northern New England to Canada; win- 

 ters irregularly to southern Illinois and North Carolina. 



Washington, casual. Ossining, rare T. V., Oct. 29- Dec. 6. 

 Cambridge, irregular W. V. N. Ohio, rare W. V. Glen Ellyn, 

 rare, fall records only, Nov. SE. Minn., W. V., latest record 

 Men. 4. 



A rarer bird than the American Crossbill which, however, 

 it resembles in habits. Both climb about the branches of 

 cone-bearing trees like little Parrots, while feeding keep 

 up a low conversational chatter, and take wing with a 

 clicking note. They have been found nesting in Nova 

 Scotia as early as February 6. 



REDPOLL 

 Acanthis linaria linaria. Case 2. Figs. 47, 48 



Any little sparrow-like bird with a red cap is a Redpoll. Adult 

 males have the breast also red. L. 5 J. 



Range. Nests in Canada and Alaska; winters irregularly south- 

 ward to Ohio and Virginia. 



Washington, very rare and irregular W. V. Ossining, regular 

 W. V., Nov. 25-Mch. 26. Cambridge, irregular W. V., often 

 very abundant, Oct. 25-Apl. 10. N. Ohio, rare W. V. Glen 

 Ellyn, irregular W. V., Nov. 6-Mch. 7. SE. Minn., common 

 W. V., Oct. 31-Apl. 7. 



A winter visitor from the far North whose coming 

 never can be foretold. Years may pass without seeing 

 them, then late some fall, they may appear in numbers. 

 They are usually in flocks and feed upon seeds as well as 

 birch and alder catkins. In notes and general habits the 

 Redpoll resembles the Goldfinch. 



Holbcell's Redpoll (.4. holbxlli) is a slightly larger race, 

 with a longer, more slender bill. It is a more northern 

 form than the preceding, and rarely visits the United 

 States. The Greater Redpoll {A. I. rostvatd) k, also larger 

 than the common Redpoll, but has a shorter, stouter 

 bill. It nests in Greenland and is of casual occurrence in 

 the northern United States. The Hoary Redpoll (A. 

 hornemanni exilipes) is a whiter bird than the preceding 



