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bv Mr. Brown of Parkersburg, West Virginia, on the east slope 

 of the AUeghanies during severe winters [ (The common Red- 

 poll, Acanthis linaria, is said to be a rare or accidental visitor 

 near Washington, (Avifauna Columbiana, p. 57)-] 



190. Spinus tristis. Yellow Bird ; American Gold- 

 finch ; Lettuce Bird. — Common resident of the warmer parts 

 of the Virginias ; eleswhere a summer resident ; breeds. 



191. Spinus pinus. Pine Finch. — Irregular and not com- 

 mon winter visitor. Dr. Fisher informs me that it was common 

 around Washington during January and February, 1S87, and Mr. 

 F. M. Chapman observed it in Virginia, near Washington, in 

 November of the same year. Not yet reported from other locali- 

 ties in the Virginias. It is probably to be found in summer in 

 the higher mountain region. 



192. Passer domesticus. English Sparrow. — Every- 

 where a more or less abundant resident in the cities, towns and 

 villages ; breeds. 



193. Plectrophenax nivalis. Snow Bunting. — Rare 

 winter visitor. A single specimen was obtained out of a flock 

 of Shore Larks in Chesterfield County, November 12th, 1S81, in 

 stormy weather by Lieutenant Wirt Robinson, the only occasion 

 he has met with it in the State (The Auk, Vol. VI, p. 195) 

 Captain Crumb writes from Cobb's Island in 1889: " Rare win- 

 ter visitor. I have taken three since 1S80, one this winter." It 

 is said to be a rare and irregular winter visitor near Washington, 

 and has been reported from Upshur County, West Virginia, by 

 Mr. E. A. Brooks. 



194. Calcarius lapponicus. Lapland Longspur. — Very 

 rare winter visitor. Half a dozen or more were observed by Dr. 

 A. K. Fisher and Mr. H. W. Henshaw in a flock of Shore 

 Larks, December nth, 18S6, on the road from Washington to 

 Falls Church, Virginia (The Auk, Vol. IV, p. 347). 



195. Poocaetes gramineus. Grass Finch ; Bay-winged 

 Sparrow; Vesper Sparrow. — Common resident or summer 

 resident of the Virginias according to locality. Perhaps only a 

 winter resident in the warmer districts. I have not satisfied my- 

 self that it is a summer resident of the eastern part of Albemarle 

 County although very numerous at other seasons, especially in 



