Il8 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



Pinicola enucleator leucura (Miiller). Pine Grosbeak. 



A rather rare and irregular winter resident from November 

 to March; usually absent, but occasionally occurring in consider- 

 able numbers. 



Earliest record. Xew Haven, Oct. 31, 1903; Portland, Nov. 

 I, 1903. 



Latest record. New Haven, JMarch 11, 1884; Portland, April 

 6, 1903. 



Occurrence. New Haven, Feb., March, 1883 (G. E. V,) ; 

 Jan., March, 1884 (L. B. B.) ; March, 1884 (L. C. S.) ; March, 

 1893 (L. B. B.) ; Jan., 1893 (H. W. R) ; March, 1907 (L. B. 

 B.).; Jan., Feb., 1896, large flights in New Haven and Stamford 

 (L. B. B., Andrews, Hoyt) ; Oct., Nov., 1903, and winter, 1903-4, 

 large flights. New Haven and Stamford (L. B. B., Hoyt). 

 Portland, Feb., March, 1873, Nov.. 1874 — March, 1875, ^"^ov., 

 1875. Dec, 1877, 1878, Jan., 1881, Dec, 1882 — Feb., 1883, Jan. 

 — j\Iarch, 1884, Dec, 1887, Jan. — March, 1893, Nov., 1895 — 

 March, 1896, Dec, 1896, Jan., 1898, 1900, Nov., 1903 — April, 

 1904, large flights, Nov., 1906, Nov., 1907 — March, 1908, large 

 flights. Jan., 1909. Litchfield, Oct. 26 — Dec. 10, 1903, several 

 small flocks, Nov., 1906 (E. S. W.). New Canaan, 1903-4, 

 1904-5 (Mrs. Neide, by W. H. H.). Clinton, Nov., 1903 (H. 

 W. F.). Westbrook, Nov., 1903 (Hooker). Sharon, Jan., 1904 

 (Smith). Lakeville, 1903-4 (J. Truelove). Northford, Nov., 

 1906 (E. S. W.). 



The above records show the irregularity of the occurrence of 

 this species, some winters passing without a record, and other 

 winters having several. It further shows the two greatest flights, 

 the winter of 1895-6, and 1903-4. the latter flight being recorded 

 not only from New Haven and Portland, but also from Stam- 

 ford, Litchfield, New Canaan, Sharon, Lakeville, Clinton, and 

 Westbrook. 



Carpodacus purpureus purpureus (Gmelin). Purple Finch. 



A tolerably common summer resident; winters irregularly in 

 the southern part of the state; most abundant during migrations 

 in March, October, and November. 



Spring migration. Earliest record. New Haven, ^larch 9, 

 1904; Portland, March 10. 1894. Latent record. New Haven, 



