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Agelaius phoeniceus. — Red-winged Black-bird, common, arrives 
about March 20, last seen in middle of October. 
Sturnella magna.—Meadow Lark, common summer resident, breeds, 
Icterus galbula.—Baltimore Oriole, a summer resident in town and 
country, breeds. 
Scolecophagus carolinus. — Rusty Grackle, migratory visitor’ 
formerly nested. 
Quiscalus quiscula seneus.—Crow Blackbird, abundant summer 
resident, breeds. 
Coccothraustes vespertina.—Evening Grosbeak, a rare winter 
visitor, one seen December 12, 1889, two flocks previously seen, data 
not taken. 
Pinicola enucleator.—Pine Grosbeak, specimens seen nearly every 
winter, abundant in the winter of 1884. 
Carpodacus purpureus.—Purple Finch, common summer resident, 
nests in Balsam plantations. 
Loxia leucoptera.—White-winged Crossbill, occasionally collected. 
Loxia curvirostra minor,—Red Crossbill, flocks seen every winter, 
nest taken. 
Acanthis hornemannii exilipes—Hoary Redpoll, one pair collected 
March 15, 1890. 
Acanthis linaria.—Redpoll common in large flocks every winter. 
Spinus tristis.—Goldfinch, abundant summer resident, sometimes 
seen in winter, nests. 
Spinus pinus.—Pine Siskin, common winter visitor, observed from 
December to April. 
Plectrophenax nivalis.—Snowbunting, observed in large flocks, 
from November to end of March. 
Calcarius lapponicus.—Lapland Longspur, a rare winter visitor. 
Poocetes gramineus.—Vesper Sparrow, common from middle of 
April to October, breeds. 
Ammodramus sandwichensis savanna. — Savanna _ Sparrow, 
common in meadow and pasture fields, breeds. 
Zonotrichia leucophrys.—White-crowned Sparrow, common from 
middle of April to middle of May, not noticed in the fall. 
