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tain any L. curvirostra. I shot the first, November 7, when 
they were very abundant. The most cross-bills were seen in 
November, before the 18th. Single flocks occasionally through¬ 
out the winter; also in the Daily Beat. May 9 I saw a flock 
of over a hundred L. curvirostra in the Great Wood. It rained 
and all the birds were busy on the ground seeking pine seeds. 
The crop in the tree-tops was apparently exhausted. When a 
cone was found, the bird took it in its claws and carried it to a 
branch. Here it hung with one leg and held the cone with the 
other, pressing it against the branch and working with the bill 
to reach the seed. The birds were not at all shy. I could ap¬ 
proach within four feet of them. I had therefore the opportu¬ 
nity to assure myself that however great a difference there was 
in color, there was not a single L. leucoptera among them. 
May 24 a cross-bill was seen still, but of which species I can¬ 
not say. 
105. Loxia leucoptera Gmel. M. $ (2) L. 144 169. W. 
84-93. T. 59-63. B. 16. $ L. 143. W. 83. T. 59. B. 
14. Large flocks in the wood south of the railway November 
3, 1882. May 8, 1883, I found a few in the Pine Wood. The 
male had a very shining brown-yellow color which I have not 
seen in any other cross-bills either here or in Europe. On the 
back many dark stripes. This species was hardly seen as often 
as the foregoing. 
166. Acanthis linaria (Linn.), xxx M. of 15. L. 126- 
142. W. 68-75. T. 54-59. B. 6-8. Only seen in the win¬ 
ter of 1882-83, but was then present in immense multitudes. 
Probably seen flying by the middle of November, but was not 
shot before the 21st of November, when they appeared every¬ 
where in woods and swamps, especially in thistles, alder bushes, 
and cedar trees, of whose berries they were very fond. After¬ 
wards seen all winter and almost daily. Fewest in February. 
Few after April 13. The last shot April 23. A. linaria ros- 
trata (Coues) and A. hornemanni exilipes (Coues) are said to oc¬ 
cur in Wisconsin. I can, however, hardly believe that any in¬ 
dividuals shot by me were to be referred to these forms. 
107. Spinus tristis (Linn.). XX M. $ (3) L. 122-129. W. 
72-75. T. 54-59. B. 9. $ (2) L. 129-132. W. 72-79. T. 
