. The birds of Ontario; being a concise account of every species of bird known to have been found in Ontario, with a description of their nests and eggs, and instructions for collecting birds and preparing and preserving skins, also directions how to form a collection of eggs. Birds. Genus ACANTHIS Bechstein. ACANTHIS HORNEMANNII EXILIPES (Coues). 216. Hoary Redpoll. (527a) Colors pale, the flaxen of linaria bleaching to whitish ; rump, white or rosy, entirely unstreaked in the adults ; breast, pale rosy, and streaks on the sides small and sparse ; bill, very small with heavy plumules ; feet,
. The birds of Ontario; being a concise account of every species of bird known to have been found in Ontario, with a description of their nests and eggs, and instructions for collecting birds and preparing and preserving skins, also directions how to form a collection of eggs. Birds. Genus ACANTHIS Bechstein. ACANTHIS HORNEMANNII EXILIPES (Coues). 216. Hoary Redpoll. (527a) Colors pale, the flaxen of linaria bleaching to whitish ; rump, white or rosy, entirely unstreaked in the adults ; breast, pale rosy, and streaks on the sides small and sparse ; bill, very small with heavy plumules ; feet, small, the middle toe and claw hardly equal to the tarsus. Length, 5. .50; extent, 9; wing, 3 ; tail, Hab.—Arctic America and North-eastern Asia. Nest, somewhat bulky for the size of the bird, built of small twigs and grass, lined with fine grass and feathers. Eggs, two to five, pale bluish-green, speckled toward the larger end with reddish-brown. So few Redpolls are taken from the vast flocks which in some winters visit us from the north, that it is unsafe to say how rare or common any particular species may be. I have, however, observed a good many in different winters during the last thirty years, and have only seen one of this species. It was killed by K. C. Mcllwraith at Hamilton Beach, on the 6th of April, 1885, and on being picked up at once elicited the exclamations which follow the capture of a rare bird. It was a male in fine plumage, the feathers being full and soft, and beautifully tinted with the rosy color peculiar to the~ race. This species is said to inhabit the whole of boreal America, but. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original McIlwraith, Thomas. London, T. Fisher Unwin; Toronto, William Briggs
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