Vol. I -1 



No. I I Birds of Princeton. 



1901 J 



1900, a small band inhabited the pines on Prof. Marquand's place. 

 These are the only records. 



12 1 (517). Purple Finch. Carpodacus pupureus 



A regular and not uncommon migrant and winter resident, but rather 

 local in distribution. They can generally be found in fall, however, in 

 the cedar groves on Mount Lucas, and in the spring time favorite re- 

 sorts are the elm trees back of Brown Hall, where they eat the young 

 shoots and newly opening buds. Spring migration from March 15 to 

 May 10. Fall migration from October 20 to December 10. Occa- 

 sional throughout the winter. 



122 ( — ). House Sparrow. Passer domesticus (Linn.). 



Unfortunately this species is as abundant as ever. During the last 

 six years they have done much toward driving away the Eave Swallow 

 (P. lunifrons) and now they have turned their attention to the Rough- 

 winged Swallows (S. serripennis) driving out several pairs which bred 

 under Kingston bridge, and using the chinks between the stones for 

 their own nests. They even build under the metal protectors of the 

 arc lights used for lighting the town, and begin laying their eggs fre- 

 quently as early as April i. Several broods are reared during the 

 season. 



123 (521). American Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra 

 minor {BreJwi). 



A rather irregular winter resident, never, tecoming common. Dur- 

 ing the season of i8gg-igoo, however, several small bands lived in the 

 clumps of pines scattered throughout the town, remaining until well into 

 spring. Arrives about December i. Departs about April i. 



124 (522). White-winged Crossbill. Loxia leucop- 

 tera Gmel. 



A winter visitor of rare and irregular occurrence. The only record 

 of its appearance in this locality was during the season of 1899-1900, 

 when two or three good-sized flocks remained in town until well into 

 March. They were quite tame and familiar, and several were taken, 

 one of which is an adult male, taken January 30, 1900, now in the Uni- 



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