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41. C'oUurio borealis. Great Nortliern Shrike. Common in winter, 

 but does not breed. 



FRDSTGILLID^. 



42. Pinlcoln Canndtnsis. Pine Grosbeak. Not rare in winter. 



43. Carpodacus purpureits. Purple Fincli. Common. 



44. Chrysomitris tristis. Goldfinch. Common during Jul}' and 

 August, but does not breed. The flocks appeared to be passing to 

 and fro between Maine and Nova Scotia. 



45. Chrysomitris pinus. Pine Finch. Kather uncommon; ma}' 

 breed. 



46. Curvirostra Americana. Red Crossbill. Not rare ; probably 

 breeds in the thick woods. I took it in August. 



47. Curvirostra Icucoptera. White-winged Crossbill. Not rare in 

 ■winter. 



48. uEgiothns linarius. Redpoll. Common in winter. 



49. Plectrophanes nivalis. Snow Bunting. Common in winter. 



50. Plectrophanes Lappo7iicus. Lapland Longspur. Occurs in 

 winter. 



61. Passerculus savanna. Savannah Sparrow. Breeds everywhere. 

 I took numerous nests. 



52. Zonotrichia alhicullis. White-throated Sparrow. Common; 

 breeds plentifully. 



53. Zonotrichia leucophrys. White-crowned Sparrow. Occurs dur- 

 ing migrations. 



54. Junco hyemalis. Black Snowljird. Very common ; breeds every- 

 where. 



65. Spizclla monticola. Tree Sparrow. Occurs in autumn. 



56. Melospiza melodia. Song Sparrow. Rather uncommon. I took 

 but one nest and three or four birds. 



57. Melospiza paUtstr is. Swamp Sparrow. Not rare; breeds. 



55. Passerella iliaca. Fox Sparrow. Occurs dnring migrations, 

 l)ut does not breed. 



5t). Guiraca Ludoviciuna. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Very rare. I 

 took a fine $ May 10, but saw no more. Mr. Cheney never noticed it 

 before. 



GO. Guiraca cr.erulea. Blue Grosbeak. In the spring of ISGl, Mr. 

 Cheney shot a fine J specimen and sent it to G. A. Boardman, Esq., 

 in wliose cabinet it now is. 



' ALAUDIDJE. 



Gl. Errriidphila alpestris. Sliore Lark. Occurs plentifully in winter. 



