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Eremophila cornuta Boie.— Horned Lark. “ Skylark.” 
Alauda alpestris , And. Birds Amer. iii. 44 ; pi. 151. 
Eremophila cornuta, Baird, Gen. Rep. 402. 
Very abundant on all the barren moss-covered islands along the coast, and 
in every suitable situation on the main land. Labrador, indeed, from the 
fact that it is the most southern region which affords the peculiar open and 
exposed situations which these birds exclusively frequent, seems to be their 
special breeding ground. In their voice, flight, and general manners I noticed 
nothing different from their usual habits, well known during their extensive 
southern migration, except that they of course do not associate in flocks dur- 
ing the breeding season. To the natives they are known by their usual 
name of “ Sky-larks.” 
Pinicola canadensis (Briss.) Cab. — Pine Grosbeak. “ Mope,” “Redbird.” 
Cory thus enucleator, And. Birds Amer. iii. 179 ; pi. 199. 
Pinicola canadensis, Baird, Gen. Rep. 410s, 
The Pine Grosbeak I ascertained to be not at all rare along the coast of 
Labrador, where I obtained several specimens ; and it is probably still more 
abundant in the interior. It is confined entirely to' the thick woods and 
patches of scrubby juniper. It is not at all shy, rather evincing a heedless- 
ness of the presence of man, that must arise from the fact that it is so seldom 
molested ; still from the dense nature of the firs it inhabits, it is rather diffi- 
cult to procure. The female of a pair I obtained sat unconcernedly on a twig 
only a few paces distant, while I reloaded after shooting her mate ; uttering 
continually a low soft u shep almost exactly like that, of the common Fox 
Sparrow, Passerella iliaca. Another note which I occasionally heard was a 
prolonged whirring chirrup, uttered in a rather low tone, which appeared to be 
the usual note of recognition between the mate and female. This bird is com- 
monly known to the natives by the singular appellation of “Mope;” the 
derivation of which word I could not ascertain. It is also sometimes called 
the “Red-bird and it has in addition an Esquimaux name, which, however, 
I do not venture to attempt. 
Aegiothus Cabanis. 
Syn* Acanthis, Bonaparte, Consp. Av. 540. Nec Bechst. 1802 ; nec Keys, et 
Bias. 1840. 
Aegiothus, Cabanis, Mns. Hein. 1851, 161. Typus Fring. linaria L. Baird, 
Gen. Rep. 1858. 
Gen. Ch. Size small. Crown with a crimson patch ; the breast and rump 
tinged with rosy in the male. Bill short, rather slender, conical, and acutely 
pointed, the lateral outlines concave ; culmen, gonys and commissure about 
straight. Upper mandible with several obsolete ridges parallel with the cul- 
men. Base of upper mandible covered with rigid, appressed, bristly plumuli, 
concealing the nostrils. Wings very long, reaching beyond the middle of the 
tail ; first, second, and third primaries nearly equal, second usually a little the 
longest. Feet short, weak ; tarsus about equal to middle toe and claw. 
Inner lateral toe rather longer than the outer ; hind toe rather longer than the 
inner lateral, its claw longer than the digital portion. Tail moderately long, 
deeply forked ; of twelve feathers. 
A genus of fringilline birds of the sub-family Coccothraustinm Baird, as de- 
fined by that author, coming between Cannabina Brehm, (Handbucli, 1828, 
Type F. cannabina Linn.), and Leucosticte, Swain son, (F. B. A. 1831, iii. 265, 
Type Linaria tephrocotis, Sw.,) though its affinities are clearly with the former 
genus. The general form, in the long wings, moderately long, forked tail, and 
very short, weak feet, and to some extent the pattern of coloration, in the 
conspicuous pileum, gular patch, rosy rump, &c., are very similar. But im- 
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