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55. Loxia leucoptera. 
A male and female of this species, received from Mr. J. G. Rich, and 
shot by him at Upton, Me., some time in April, differ widely in color- 
ing from any specimens which I have previously examined. The male is 
very brilliant carmine, nowhere streaked or obscured except on the sides, 
abdomen, and forehead. The wings, tail, and scapulars are very clear 
glossy-black ; the white wing-bands unusually broad and clearly defined. 
The female is similarly marked, with pale orange replacing the carmine 
of the male. The rump and breast exhibit large areas of the purest 
orange, which, however, is scarcely less pronounced on the back and 
crown, although there somewhat obscured by a dusky pencilling. Whether 
these specimens represent some regular seasonal phase of plumage, or are 
simply aberrant types, I am unable to decide. Both are apparently adult 
birds. 
56. Loxia curvirostra americana. 
First plumage : female. Upper surface generally brown, each feather 
edged and tipped with dull gray. Interscapular region washed with 
greenish-olive ; rump yellowish-white, with a greenish tinge ; a few only 
of the feathers with darker centres. Beneath dull ash, lighter on the ab- 
domen, washed with greenish across the breast, each feather with a central 
streak of dark brown. From a specimen in my collection obtained at 
Upton, Me., June 25, 1873. In general aspect this specimen is much 
darker than the adult female. It was moulting, and had acquired a few 
feathers of the autumnal plumage. 
57. Chrysomitris pinus. 
First plumage: female. Strong mustard-yellow , tinged on the upper 
parts with brownish-olive, every feather, excepting those on the abdomen, 
streaked with dark brown. Wing-bands and outer edging of secondaries 
fulvous. From a specimen in my collection, shot at Upton, Me., Au- 
gust 18, 1873. The first plumage of this species is certainly most remark- 
able. The yellow is by no means a mere wash gr tinge of color, but pure, 
strong, and uniformly distributed. In a series of five or six specimens 
collected at about the same time, several exhibit a brownish cast, espe- 
cially on the upper parts, while scarcely any two agree as to the relative 
amount and color of the dusky streaks. In one example they are very 
broad and almost black, in another, tear-shaped and of a dull brown. 
58. Chrysomitris tristis. 
First plumage : male. Crown, interscapular region, and rump light 
reddish-browm, tinged with olive. Wing-bands and a broad edging upon 
the secondaries intense fawn-color. Forehead and entire under parts 
fulvous-yellow, most prominent on the sides. From a specimen in my 
collection, shot at Upton, Me., August 29, 1873. 
