AYES. 165 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



FRIXGILLIDAE. 



X. H., Vt. — Common migrant and less common local summer 

 resident at lower elevations. April— Oct. 25. 



Mass. — Common migrant and local summer resident; rare 

 winter resident near the coast (to Beverly, Fresh Pond, Cambridge). 

 Mar. 27-Nov. 30; winter. Eggs, May 13-July 14. 



R. I. — Common migrant and less common local summer resident; 

 may winter locally. April 4-Xov. 14 (Dec. 25). Eggs, May 24-31. 



Conn. — Common migrant and less common local summer 

 resident; rare winter resident. April 5-Nov. 20 (winter). 



306. Passerella iliaca (Merrem) Swainson. 

 Fox sparrow; Fox-colored sparrow. 



FringiUa iliaca Merr., Beitr. z. besond. gesch. d. vogel, 17S6-87, 

 vol. 2, p. 40-41, pi. 10. "Nord-Amerika." Audubon, Omith. 

 biogr., 1835, vol. 2, p. 58, pi. 108. 



Thickets and edges of woods; nests on the ground or in low trees. 



Me. — Common migrant; accidental in winter. Mar. 15-April 

 17 (May 15); Oct. 8-Nov. 28 (Dec. 2, 9, 17, Seguin Id.; Jan. 24, 

 1909, Cape Elizabeth; Feb.). 



N. H. — Common migrant. Mar 16-April 23; Oct. 5-Nov. 13. 



Vt. — Common migrant. Mar. 15-April 5; fall. 



Mass. — Common migrant and rare winter resident near the 

 coast. (Feb. 26, 1906, Springfield; Mar. 3) Mar. 9-April 25 (May 

 2); (Sept. 17, Oct. 2) Oct. 15-Xov. 29 (Dec. 6 and winter). 



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

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



Conn. — Common migrant, and rare winter resident. Mar. 6- 

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



307. Pipilo erythrophthalmus (Linne) Yieillot. 



Townee; Chewink; Ground robin; Marsh robin; Pewink. 



Chapman, Handb. birds east. No. Ainer., 1895, p. 310; Bird- 

 life, 1898, pi. 55. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 10, fig. 13-15. 



