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FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. 
Distribution . — In summer, mountains of southeastern Alaska and prob¬ 
ably the interior mountain regions of British Columbia, south at least to 
snow-capped mountains of Washington; in winter, northwest coast from 
Kadiak southward; extending east to the eastern base of the Rocky 
Mountains. 
“ A pair of this rare species was found feeding full grown young 
on the moraines just below the glacier of Wright’s Peak (Okanogan 
County, Washington), at an altitude of 8000 feet. North and west 
of this station there is an immense area of glacier-flanked peaks, 
where the birds are sure to find a congenial summer home.” (Daw¬ 
son.) 
In Paradise Park, on Mt. Rainier, Dr. Fisher found the Hepburn 
leucosticte common in the moraines and along the edges of bare 
ground, feeding on grasshoppers and other insects benumbed by the 
snow. 
525. Leucosticte atrata Ridgw. Black Leucosticte. 
Adult male in summer. — Croywn black, set in gray, which does not ex¬ 
tend over sides of head; body blackish or deep clove brown; feathers of 
belly and sides tipped with peach-blossom pink; feathers of hind neck, 
back, and scapulars with more or less distinct brownish or buffy edgings; 
rump and patch on wings peach-blossom pink. Adult male in winter: 
similar, but bill yellowish, tipped with dusky, the brownish edgings to 
scapulars and interscapulars broader, feathers of under parts more or 
less edged with grayish, and pink markings of a softer, more rosy hue. 
Immature male: like adult male, but pink markings paler, mainly re¬ 
placed on wings by buffy white. Adult female: much duller than the 
male, under parts grayish brown, upper parts brownish, and pink paler 
and restricted or replaced by whitish. Immature female: like adult fe¬ 
male, but duller and browner, feathers conspicuously edged with brownish 
and buffy. Male : length (skins) 5.90-6.26, wing 4.21-4.27, tail 2.62-2.75, 
bill .41-.48. Female: length (skins) 5.60-6.18, wing 3.89-4.19, tail 2.38- 
2.58, bill .45-.47. 
Remarks. — The head has the same color pattern as in tephrocotis, but 
the body is blackish or very dark brown. 
Distribution. — Breeds in the Salmon River Mountains, Idaho, and 
probably northern ranges ; winters in mountains of Colorado and Utah. 
526. Leucosticte australis Ridgw. Brown-capped Leuco¬ 
sticte. 
Adult male in summer. — Bill black, crown blackish anteriorly, shading 
toward brown of back; body light brown , becoming pink on belly, rump, 
and wing coverts, and sometimes tinged with red on throat and breast. 
Adult male in winter : similar, but bill yellowish, tipped with dusky ; crown 
brownish gray on back and sides, and feathers with grayish edgings that 
give sealed effect to head. Immature male: similar to adult, but greater 
wing coverts with buffy edgings in winter, dull whitish in summer. 
Adult female: similar to male, with same seasonal changes, but much 
duller, and pink markings indistinct. Young : grayish buffy brown, paler 
on posterior under parts ; patches on wings and tail coverts buffy. Male: 
length (skins) 5.71-6.48, wing 3.99-4.40, tail 2.39-2.86, bill .40-.50. Fe¬ 
male : length (skins) 5.63-6.15, wing 3.90-4.25, tail 2.40-2.70, bill .45-47. 
