AVES. 165 



PASSERES. OSC'INES. 



FRINdlLIJDAE. 



N. II.. \'t. — Common mi<;raiit and loss common local sumnuT 

 nvsident al lowir i-levations. A|)ril-Oct. 25. 



Ma.s.s. — Common niii^rant and local summer resident; rare 

 winter n'sident near the coa.st (to Beverly, Fn-sh Pond, Cambridjje). 

 Mar. 27-Nov. .30; winter. VA^ir^, May 13-July 14. 



R. I. — Common mi;:rant and less common local summer n'.sident; 

 may winter locally. .Vpril 4-Xov.l4 (Dec. 25). E^<;s, May 24-3 1 . 



Cow. — Common mijjrant and less common local .summer 

 resident; raR' winter resident. April 5-Xov. 20 (winter). 



306. P.\ssKFtEi.L.\ ILIACA (Mcrreui) Swain.son. 

 Fox sparrow; Fox-colored sparrow. 



Fringilla iliaca Merr.. Bciir. z. Ix'sond. gesch. d. vcigel, 17S(>-S7, 

 vol. 2, p. 40-41, 1)1. 10. "XoRD-A.MEKiKA." Auduhou, Oniith. 

 biogr., 1S35, vol. 2, p. 58, pi. IDS. 



Thickets and edges of woods; nests on the ground or in low tri'es. 



Me. — Common migrant; accidental in winter. Mar. 15 .Vpril 

 17 (May 15); Oct. 8-Xov. 28 (Dec. 2, 9, 17, Srguin I<l.; Jan. 21, 

 1909, Cape Elizabeth; Feb.). 



X. H. — Common migrant. Mar 1(>-A])ril 23; Oct. 5-Xov. 13. 



Vt. — Common migrant. Mar. 1.>-Ai)ril 5; fall. 



Mass. — Common migrant and rare winter resident near the 

 coast. (Feb. 2(). 190(j, SpriiigHeld; Mar. 3) Mar. O-Ajml 25 (May 

 2); (Sept. 17, Oct. 2) Oct. 15-Xov. 29 (Dec. and winter). 



R. I. — Common migrant and occasional winter resident. Mar. 

 19-April 20 (May 21); Oct. 13-Xov. 27 (winter). 



CoNTJ. — Common migrant, and ran- winter resident. Mar. (V- 

 April 19; Oct. 10-Xov. 28 (winter). 



307. PiiMi.o KUVTHHOPMTHAI..MIS (Linn^) Vieillot. 



Towhee; Chewink; Ground robin; Marsh robin; Pewink. 



Cliapniati, Ilandb. birds east. Xo. .Vmcr., 1895, |i. .IKt; Bird- 

 life, l.S9,S, pi. .V). Kgg. Capen, 18Sr.. pi. 10, Hg. 13-15. 



