s on which they were feeding. In March, while
the ground is still snow-covered, they lay 3-4 pale greenish, spotted
eggs in a well-formed nest, 15-30 feet up in a coniferous tree.

WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL

_Loxia leucoptera. Case 2, Figs. 51, 52_

Both sexes have white wing-bars and the male is of
a paler, more rosy red than the male of the
American Crossbill.

_Range._ Nests from northern New England to
Canada; winters irregularly to southern Illinois
and North Carolina.

Washington, casual. Ossining, rare T.V., Oct.
29-Dec. 6, Cambridge, irregular W.V. N. Ohio, rare
W.V. Glen Ellyn, rare, fall records only, Nov. SE.
Minn., W.V., latest record Mch. 4.

A rarer bird than the American Crossbill which, however, it resembles in
habits. Both climb about the branches of cone-bearing trees like little
Parrots, while feeding keep up a low conversational chatter, and take
wing with a clicking note. They have been found nesting in Nova Scotia
as early as February 6.

REDPOLL

_Acanthis linaria linaria. Case 2. Figs. 47, 48_

Any little sparrow-like bird with a red cap is a
Redpoll. Adult males have the breast also red. L.
5-1/2.

_Range._ Nests in Canada and Alaska; winters
irregularly south ward to Ohio and Virginia.

Washington, very rare and irregular W.V. Ossining,
regular W.V., Nov. 25-Mch. 26. Cambridge,
irregular W.V., often very abundant, Oct. 25-Apl.
10. N. Ohio, rare W.V. Glen Ellyn, irregular W.V.,
Nov. 6-Mch. 7. SE. Minn., common W.V., Oct.
31-Apl. 7.

A winter visitor from the far North whose coming never can be foretold.
Years may pass without seeing them, then late some fall, they may appear
in numbers. They are usually in flocks and feed upon seeds as well as
birch and alder catkins. In notes and general habits the Redpoll
resembles the Goldfinch.

Holboell's Redpoll (_A. holboelli_) is a slightly larger race, with
a longer, more slender bill. It is a more northern form than the
preceding, and rarely visits the United States. The Greater Redpoll (_A.
l. rostrata_) is also larger than the common Redpoll, but has a shorter,
stouter bill. It nests in Greenland and is of casual occurrence in the
northern United States. The Hoary Redpoll (_A. hornemanni exilipes_) is
a whiter bird than the