FRINGILLIN^. CARDUELIS. 
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lowish-grey, the lower parts dull white, streaked with blackish-brown ; 
no red on any part. 
Male, 5, 8|. 
From Pennsylvania and New Jersey to Maine, in winter ; inland, 
to Kentucky. Breeds in Maine, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Labra- 
dor, and the Fur Countries. Abundant. Migratory. 
Lesser Redpoll, Fringilla linaria, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. iv. p. 42. 
Fringilla linaria, Bo nap. Syn. p. 112. 
Linaria minor. Lesser Redpoll, Swains. & Rich. F. Bor. Amer. v. i. p. 267. 
Lesser Redpoll, Nutt. Man. v. i. p. 512. 
Lesser Redpoll, Fringilla Linaria, Aup. Orn. Biog. v. iv. p. 533. 
180. 3. Linaria pinus, Wils. Pine Linnet. 
Plate CLXXX. Male and Female. 
Upper parts yellowish-grey, streaked with dark brown ; feathers of 
the wings dusky, the primaries margined with yellow, of which there 
is a patch formed by the bases of all the quills, except the outer three, 
and a few of the inner ; tips of first row of small coverts, secondary 
coverts and outer edges of secondary quills dull white ; tail-feathers 
dusky, their bases and outer edges yellow ; lower parts greyish- white, 
streaked with brown, the fore neck tinged with reddish. 
Male, 4y%, 8^. 
Wanders during winter to South Carolina, Louisiana, and Kentucky. 
Breeds north of the United States, in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, 
and Labrador. Columbia River. Plentiful. 
Pine Finch, Fringilla pinus, Wils. Amer. Orn. v- ii. p. 133. 
Fringilla pinus, Bonap. Syn. p. 111. 
Pine Finch, Fringilla pinus, Nutt. Man. v. i. p. 511. 
Pine Finch, Fringilla pinus, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. ii. p. 455 ; v. v. p. 509. 
GENUS VIII. CARDUELIS, Cuv. GOLDFINCH. 
Bill short, or of moderate length, conical, very stout at the 
base, compressed toward the end, and tapering to a fine point ; 
upper mandible a little broader, with the nasal sinus very 
broad, the dorsal outline very slightly convex, the ridge nar- 
rowed toward the end, the sides convex, the edges a little 
inflected and overlapping, the edges slightly ascending at 
the base, the notches obsolete, the tip very acute ; lower 
mandible with the angle short and rounded, the dorsal line 
straight, the sides convex, the tip very acute. Nostrils 
basal, roundish, concealed by the feathers. Head roundish- 
ovate ; neck short ; body rather full. Legs rather short ; 
