Western Bird Guide: Birds of the Rockies and West to the Pacific

by Charles K. Reed

ALEUTIAN ROSY FINCH.

523. Leucosticte griseonucha. 6½ inches.

This is the largest of the family; they are pretty birds, with dark chestnut back and breast, and with the rump, wings and tail with a rosy tint. These are birds of the mountains and high altitudes, above or near the snow line. They are found breeding on the islands of Bering Sea, and in the western part of Alaska. They nest in crevices of the rocks or under ledges, making their nests of grasses and roots. Their four or five eggs are pure white (.97 × .67).