nesting habits are the same as those of the American
Crossbill, but the eggs average larger and the markings are more
blotchy; size .80 x .55.

523. ALEUTIAN ROSY FINCH. _Leucosticte griseonucha._

Range.--Aleutian and Pribilof Islands; south to Kadiak.

This is the largest of the genus, and can be distinguished from the
others by its very dark chestnut coloration and the gray hindneck and
cheeks. Like the other Leucostictes, they are found in flocks and
frequent rocky or mountainous country, where they are nearly always
found on the ground. They build in crevices among the rocks or under
ledges or embankments, making the nest of weeds and grasses. Their four
or five pure white eggs are laid during June. Size .97 x .67.
Data.--St. George Islands of the

[Illustration 329: Crossbill.]
[Illustration: Greenish white.]
[Illustration: Greenish white.]
[Illustration: White-winged Crossbill.]
[Illustration: White.]
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524. GRAY-CROWNED ROSY FINCH. _Leucosticte tephrocotis tephrocotis._

Range.--Rocky Mountain region from Saskatchewan south to northern United
States and also breeding in the Sierra Nevadas; winters on the lowlands
of northwestern United States and east to Manitoba.

The habits and breeding habits of this species are like those of the
last. The bird is paler colored and the gray is restricted to the hind
part of the head. They nest on the ground in June, laying four or five
white eggs.

524a. HEPBURN ROSY FINCH. _Leucosticte tephrocotis littoralis._

Range.--Higher ranges from Washington and British Columbia to Alaska.

This variety is like the Aleutian Leucosticte but the brown is a great
deal paler. The nesting habits and eggs are, in all probability, like
those of the last.

525. BLACK ROSY FINCH. _Leucosticte atrata._

Range.--Rocky Mountain region of northern United States; known to breed
in Idaho.

This species is black in place of the brown of the others; the gray is
restricted to the hind part of the head and the rosy is rather more
extensive on the wings. Their eggs probably cannot be distinguished from
those of the Gray-crowned variety.

526. BROWN-CAPPED ROSY FINCH. _Leucosticte australis_.

Range.--Breeds at high altitudes in the Rockies in Colorado; south to
New Mexico in winter.

A similar bird to the Gray-crowned Leucosticte but with no gray on the
head. They nest on the ground above timber line on the higher ranges of
the