. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. 200 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY SNOWFLAKE. A. O. U. NO. 534. (Passerina nivalis). RANGE. Whole of northern hemisphere, breeding within the Arctic Circle and wintering irregularly south to northern United States and casually to the central portions. DESCRIPTION. Summer.—Entire head, neck, rump, underparts, secondaries and outer tail feathers white, the remainder of the plumage being black. The female differs but little from the male being slightly duller and with the head generally somewhat rusty. Winter.—All the black feathers, especially on the back, edg
. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. 200 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY SNOWFLAKE. A. O. U. NO. 534. (Passerina nivalis). RANGE. Whole of northern hemisphere, breeding within the Arctic Circle and wintering irregularly south to northern United States and casually to the central portions. DESCRIPTION. Summer.—Entire head, neck, rump, underparts, secondaries and outer tail feathers white, the remainder of the plumage being black. The female differs but little from the male being slightly duller and with the head generally somewhat rusty. Winter.—All the black feathers, especially on the back, edged with rusty brown so as to nearly obscure the black; the top of head, neck and breast are also more or less strongly tinged with brownish. PRIBILOF SNOWFLAKE. A. O. U. No. 534a- (Passerina nivalis townsendi.) RANGE. Birds of the preceding species which are found on the Aleutians and Pribilof Islands have been found to average slightly larger and to have a slightly longer bill and consequently have been made into the present subspecies. None of their habits differ from those of the better known variety. NEST AND EGGS. Snowflakes nest on the ground near the sea coast or tributaries there- of. They are found breeding abundantly on some of the islands in the Arctic Ocean and in Behring Sea. The nests are sunken in hollows in the moss which covers the ground in the localities where they are found in summer; it is made of dried grasses and fine fibres and is usually warmly lined with feathers. The nesting season is during June and July, and during this period they lay from three to five pale bluish white eggs which are blotched and specked with brown and HABITS. These Finches seem to be very aptly named for they are as restless and uncertain of appearance as the snowflakes that drift in with the cold. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustratio
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