. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over 250 species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field . h they are often associated, by their grayer tone,by the smaller amount of streaking on the under parts,and by the blackish throat. White-wixged Loxla leucoptera Ad. $. — Head, rump, and under parts rose-red; middle ofback black, streaked with rose; wings and tail black; two broadbars on the wing white ; tips of the mandibles crossed. Ad. 9 andlm. — The red of the $ replaced by gray,
. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over 250 species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field . h they are often associated, by their grayer tone,by the smaller amount of streaking on the under parts,and by the blackish throat. White-wixged Loxla leucoptera Ad. $. — Head, rump, and under parts rose-red; middle ofback black, streaked with rose; wings and tail black; two broadbars on the wing white ; tips of the mandibles crossed. Ad. 9 andlm. — The red of the $ replaced by gray, tinged with olive-yel-low, and streaked with black; rump yellow; wings and tail almostblack; wing-bars as in male. Im. $.— Often shows stages be-tween the plumages of the ad. 9 and $. Nest, in coniferous trees. Eggs, pale greenish, dotted aboutthe larger end with brown. The White-winged Crossbill is a very irregular wintervisitant in southern New York and Xew England, often ab-sent for a periodof many northern NewEngland and inthe Adirondacks,it breeds spar-ingly, and is a notinfrequent win-ter visitant in thevalleys. Its call-note is a sweetmonosyllable, re-sembling the syl-. Fig. 54. White-winged Crossbill 180 BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN NEW YORK lable peet. It has also a chattering note, uttered when itflies. Its disposition and habits are similar to those of theRed Crossbill, from which it may always be distinguishedby the presence of conspicuous white wing-bars. The redof the adult male is a rose-red, different from the vermilion-red of the Red Crossbill. American Crossbill ; Red Crossbill. Loxla curvi- rostra minor Ad. $. — Entire body dull vermilion-red, brightest on head,rump, and belly; wings and tail dark; tips of the mandiblescrossed. Ad. 9 aud Tm. — Entire body gray, with a greenishwash on the breast; rump greenish-yellow. Nest, in coniferous trees. Eggs, pale-greenish, spotted withpurplish-brown. The Red Crossbill is a common permanent
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