. Bird-life; a guide to the study of our common birds . up a conversational chatter besj^eakingthe ntmost good fellowship. Too-Jd-U, too-Jd-it, each onecalls, and I have only to rememlier this note to bringclearly to mind a bright winter morning with the freshsnow crystals sparkling in the sunshine, and in the dis-tance a tinkling chorus of Tree Sparrows at breakfast. Another winter associate of the Juncos, and an inti-mate friend of the Tree Sparrows, is the Redpoll, Red-Redpoll P*^^^ Linnet, or, as he is sometimesAmnthis Jinaria. Called, Rcd-capped Chippy. The Red-Piate L. p^-ji j^eg^g jjj \
. Bird-life; a guide to the study of our common birds . up a conversational chatter besj^eakingthe ntmost good fellowship. Too-Jd-U, too-Jd-it, each onecalls, and I have only to rememlier this note to bringclearly to mind a bright winter morning with the freshsnow crystals sparkling in the sunshine, and in the dis-tance a tinkling chorus of Tree Sparrows at breakfast. Another winter associate of the Juncos, and an inti-mate friend of the Tree Sparrows, is the Redpoll, Red-Redpoll P*^^^ Linnet, or, as he is sometimesAmnthis Jinaria. Called, Rcd-capped Chippy. The Red-Piate L. p^-ji j^eg^g jjj \\^Q f .^P North, and the extent of his southern journeys depends very much nponthe supply of food he finds in his w^inter there are seeds in abundance north of the UnitedStates, we do not see many of these birds, but if thelarder fails they may come into New England in greatnumbers, and a few may venture as far south as can not tell, therefore, when to expect them, but itis well to be on the lookout from November to , 5;30 inches. Adult male, crown bright red ; back brownish blackand grajish ; throat black ; under parts white, streaked with black ; breastpink. Adult female and young, similar, but no pink on breast. , 690 inches. Upper parts brown and black ; wings and tail blackand white ; under parts white ; breast and sides brownish. 195 19G SNOWPLAKE AND CROSSBILL. AVitli the Tree Sparrows and Juneos, Redpolls feed onthe seeds of plants left uncovered bj the snow, and thejalso include birch buds in their fare. Kone of our winter birds better illustrate the flock-ing habit than the Snowflakes, Snow Buntings, or, as they Snowflake are also called, White Snowbirds. With F/edroj.) nimUs. a Uniformity of movement which wouldPlate L. p^^^ ^Q shame the evolutions of the best- drilled troops, they whirl over the snow-clad flelds, wheel-ing to right or left, as though governed by a singleimpulse. Suddenly they s
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