A flock 
of about rhirry White-winged Crossbills , ( Loxia leucoplera ), 
settled upon the ground near me, but were soon startled by 
the drumming of a Huffed Grouse. A Brown Creeper, 
(Ctrihia familmris rvfa,) was eagerly searching the trunk 
of b large-tfSe near me, Pine and American Goldfinches, 
(Chrysomitris pinus, and Astragalinus tristis)— the latter 
species still in winter plumage— were, as they have been for 
many weeks, very abundant. Chickadees, Eobins, Song 
and Tree Sparrows, Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers, were 
among the lively throng. Crows were lazily passing high 
overhead, while at frequent intervals the loud notes of a 
Pileated Woodpecker, ( llylotomns pileatus), although ut- 
tered nearly one half mile away, were distinctly heard. 
c. o. t. ■ v^- 
O.&o. IX.May.l884.p.&/-Cs3i 
White Winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) 
although not as common as its near relative of 
the crossed bill, yet it has made its way from 
the north to help enliven the monotony which 
tire bird fancier feels during a long cold winter 
when a greater per centage of his feathered 
friends are absent in their southern homes. I 
collected a J of this species Jan. 3, 1890. 
1888 furnishes a note of a pair of these 
birds, the ? being collected Feb. 27. 
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