AVES. 169 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



FRINGILLIDAE. 



Me. — Accidental visitor: Job's Id., Penobscot Bay, Sept. 29, 

 1884; St. George; Westbrook, Oct. 10, 1888. 



Mass. — Formerly an uncommon summer resident along coast 

 and in western valleys; now unknown. May 15-Oct. 3. Eggs, 

 June 9, 1877 (Medford)-Aug. 1, 1878 (2d brood, Hyde Park). 



R. I. — Formerly a rare migrant: Newport, Sept. 25, 1888. 



Conn. — Formerly a summer resident, now unknown. 



313. Calamospiza melanocorys Stejneger. 

 Lark bunting. 



Stejn., Auk, 1885, vol. 2, p. 49. Based on Townsend: "plains 

 of the Platte river." 



Corydalina bicolor Towns. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1841, 

 vol. 3, p. 195, pi. 202. 



Prairies; nests on the ground. 



Mass. — Accidental visitor: Lynn, Dec. 5, 1877. 



TANGARIDAE. 



314. Piranga ludoviciana (Wilson) Richardson. 

 Louisiana tanager; Western tanager. 



Tanagra Ivdovidana Wils., Amer. ornith., 1811, vol. 3, p. 27, 

 pi. 20, fig. 1. "Louisiana." 



Pyranga ludoviciana (Wils.). Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1841 ( 

 vol. 3, p. 231, pi. 210. 



Mountain forests; nests in trees. 



Me. — Accidental visitor: near Bangor, about Oct. 1, 18S9. 

 Mass. — Accidental visitor: Salem, Jan. 20, 1878. 

 Conn. — Accidental visitor: New Haven, Dec. 15, 1892. 



315. Piranga erythromelas Vieillot. 



Scarlet tanager; English robin (Berkshires) ; Fire-bird; 

 Pocket-bird; War-bird. 



Pyranga erythromelas Vieill., Nouv. diet, d'hist. nat., 1819, vol. 

 28, p. 293. "Amerique." 



