BIRDS—FRINGILLIDAE—PINICOLA. 
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HESPERIPHONA VESPERTINA, Bonap. 
Evening Grosbeak. 
Fiingilla vespertina, Cooper, Annals New York Lyceum N. H. I, n, 1825,220. (Sault St. Marie.)—A ud. Orn. 
Biog. IV, 1838, 515 : V, 235 ; pi. 373, 424. 
Fringilla ( Coccothraustes ) vespertina, Bon. Syn. 1828,113.—In. Zool. Jour. IV, 1828, 2. —Tb. Ain. Orn. II ; pi. xv. 
Coccothraustes vespertina, Sw. F. Bor. Am. II, 1831,269.— Aud. Syn. 134.— Ib. Birds Amer. Ill, 1841,217 ; pi. 207. 
Hesperiphona vespertina, Bon. Comptes Rendus, XXXI, Sept. 1850, 424.— Ib. Conspectus, 1850, 505. 
Coccothraustes bonapartii, Lesson. Illust, de Zool. 1834 ; pi. xxxiv. 
Sp. Ch. —Bill yellowish green, dusky at the base. Anterior half of the body dark yellowish olive, shading into yellow to the 
rump above, and the under tail coverts below. Outer scapulars, a broad rontal band continued on each side over the eye, axilla- 
ries, and middle of under wing coverts, yellow. Feathers along the extreme base of the bill, the crown, tibiae, wings, upper tail 
coverts, and tail, black ; inner greater wing coverts and tertiaries white. Length, 7.30 ; wing, 4.30 ; tail, 2.75. 
Hab. —Pacific coast to Rocky mountains ; northern America east to Lake Superior. 
In this species the hill is very large and thick at the base ; the upper outline nearly straight, 
most curved at the tip. The hill resembles that of Cardinalis virginianus more than Quiraca. 
The wing is very long and much pointed; the outer three primaries nearly equal, and the others 
graduating rapidly to the secondaries. The tail is short and slightly emarginate ; the feathers 
narrow. 
The female differs in having the head of a dull olivaceous brown, which color also glosses the 
back. The yellow of the rump and other parts is replaced by a yellowish ash. The upper 
tail coverts are spotted with white. The white of the wing is much restricted. There is an 
obscure blackish line on each side of the chin. 
List of specimens. 
Catal. 
No. 
Sex. 
Locality. 
When collected. 
Whence obtained. 
Collected by—- 
Length. 
Stretch 
of wings. 
1874 
Columbia river_ 
S. F. Baird_ 
J K. Townsend _ 
6371 
Q 
Ft. Vancouver. W.T 
Jan. 13, 1854 
Gov. Stevens_ 
Dr. Cooper_ 
7. 25 
12. 75 
6372 
$ 
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7. 50 
13. 00 
6373 
Q 
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7. 25 
12. 75 
6374 
s 
Ft. Thorn, N. M_ 
Dr. T. CL Henry 
6375 
3 
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PINICOLA, V ieillot. 
Pinicola, Vieillot, Ois. Am. Sept. I, 1807, page iv; pi. i, f. 13. 
“ Strobilophaga, Vieillot, Analyse, 1816.” 
“ Corythus, Cuvier, R. An. 1817.” 
Ch —Bill short, nearly as high as long ; upper outline much curved from the base ; the margins of the mandibles rounded ; 
the commissure gently concave, and abruptly deflexed at the tip ; base of the upper mandible much concealed by the bristly feathers 
covering the basal third. Tarsus rather shorter than the middle toe ; lateral toe short, but their long claws reach the base of 
the middle one, which is longer than the hind claw. Wings moderate ; the first quill rather shorter than the second, third, and 
fourth. Tail rather shorter than the wings ; nearly even. 
But one species of this genus belongs to the American fauna, and is closely allied to if not 
identical with that belonging to the northern portions of the Old World. 
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