. A popular handbook of the birds of the United States and Canada . nds of insects. The Evening Grosbeak occurs regularly in winter in Wisconsin,Illinois, Iowa, and Michigan, and occasionally in Ohio and the latter part of the winter of 1889-90 numbers wereseen eastward to Montreal and the New England States. The flocks appeared in the vicinity of Hamilton about themiddle of December. Mr. Mcllwraith writes that the first he sawwas a flock of about twenty or thirty, some of whom were on thebank of the Lake feeding, while others were down on the sandyshore, picking gravel or dabbl
. A popular handbook of the birds of the United States and Canada . nds of insects. The Evening Grosbeak occurs regularly in winter in Wisconsin,Illinois, Iowa, and Michigan, and occasionally in Ohio and the latter part of the winter of 1889-90 numbers wereseen eastward to Montreal and the New England States. The flocks appeared in the vicinity of Hamilton about themiddle of December. Mr. Mcllwraith writes that the first he sawwas a flock of about twenty or thirty, some of whom were on thebank of the Lake feeding, while others were down on the sandyshore, picking gravel or dabbling themselves in the water. ... Ithought at first that the original flock had remained, but soon foundthat an easterly migration was going on, and that as one flock leftanother arrived. . During February few, if any, were observedhere. In March the return trip commenced, but was in all respectsdifferent from the easterly one. The birds were then fewer in num-ber, and all seemed excited and desirous to go west with the leastpossible delay. (Birds of Ontario.). ROSE-BREASTED ludoviciana. Char. Male: above, black; rump white; wings and tail black withwhite markings; below, white; breast and under tail-coverts deep rosepink. Female: above, streaked blackish and olive ; crown with centralstripe of white ; rump white; under parts dull white, streaked with brown;no red on the breast. Length jYi. to 8J^ inches. Nest. Usually on the margin of woods, or in a dense alder-swamp, —occasionally in a garden or open pasture ; composed of grass, nsnea moss,roots, stalks, and twigs, lined with fine grass, roots, or pine-needles. ^?,?^- 3~5; dull green or bluish green variously marked with spotsand blotches of reddish brown, lilac, and pale lavender; X The remote Northwestern Territories of the Union, Canada,and the cool regions towards the Rocky Mountains appear tobe the general residence of the Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Afew pairs breed on the banks of the Mohawk, and
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