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"For a long time regarded as extra rare and irregular in 

 winter; in December, '87, they were numerous at Washington, 

 and every local collector secured a series. Individuals were 

 caught alive iu the Smitlisonian grounds and in the Agricultural 

 Department Park ; they were seen until April 19, '88. In the 

 following winter they were rather rare. In '90, again they 

 were uncommon, but remained until late, individuals and flocks 

 being noted on May 10, 16, 17, 21 and 24. Specimens taken 

 on some of these dates showed no signs of breeding. I have 

 few records for '91, '92 or '93, except that Mr. Ridgway, who 

 lives at Brookland, D. C, near an extensive patch of pines, 

 observed them all summer in small numbers, and still reports 

 them up to June, '95. In the past winter, '94-5, Mr. Figgins 

 reported them common near Kensington, Md., flocks appearing 

 at short intervals throughout the winter. He mentions seeing 

 hundreds on March 24 ; his last date is April 7, when about a 

 dozen were seen. Mr. R. S. Matthews and I saw two small 

 flocks late in April '95 " (Richmond). 



Loxia leucoptera (522). White-winged Crossbill. 



"South in winter to or beyond 40° " (Manual, 393). Audu- 

 bon mentions having secured a specimen "in Maryland a few 

 miles from Baltimore " (iii, 191), and Mr. Henry Marshall 

 has one, shot at Laurel about '74 (A. C, 57). 



Acanthis linaria (528). KedpoU. 



" Rare and irregular, perhaps only an occasional visitant in 

 severe winters" (A. C, 57). One specimen, a female, was 

 taken by Dr. T. H. Bean at Fort Runyon, Va., on February 

 19, '75" (Wm. Palmer, Auk, xi, 333). Audubon says (iii, 

 121): "I have seen several that were obtained near Baltimore, 

 Md." 



Spinus tristis (529). American Goldfinch. 



Common resident; they commence flocking by the middle of 

 September and hold together until early in June. On April 



