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abundantly in the neighborhood of the city. They go in flocks. They 
must breed late in the season, as I had the young with the downy feathers 
attached to their heads during the depth of winter. 
AMPELIS CEDRORUM.—Common. Breeds. 
COLLYRIO BOREALIS. — Arrives early in Spring. I think they go to 
high latitudes to breed. The specimens which I procure are either in spring 
or fall plumage. 
VIREO OLIVACEUS. — Not.common. Breeds. 
MIMUS CAROLINENSIS,— Not common. Breeds. 
TROGLODYTES HYEMALIS.— Common. Breeds. 
CERTHIA AMERICANA.— Common. Breeds. 
SITTA CANADENSIS. — Common in summer and winter. Breeds. 
PARUS ATRICAPILLUS.—Common. Breeds. 
P. HUDSONICUS. — Arrives about the middle of September from the 
North, and remains until the snow falls. It has not been found breeding in 
this locality. They go in flocks, like the former species. 
EREMOPHILA CORNUTA. — This Lark arrives here in the month of Sep- 
tember. It gathers in flocks, which remain until the snow falls. It breeds 
in Labrador. 
PINICOLA CANADENSIS.— Arrives from the North, sometimes in com- 
pany with the Bohemian Waxwing, and feeds on the same berries. They 
frequently remain during winter. 
CARPODACUS PURPUREUS.— Common. Breeds. 
CHRYSOMITRIS TRISTIS.— Common. Breeds. 
Cc. PINUS. — Sometimes common in winter. 
CURVIROSTRA AMERICANA. — Sometimes very abundant in winter. I 
am told it breeds in Nova Scotia. 
C. LEUCOPTERA. — Very numerous during winter. Breeds in Labrador. 
AGIOTHUS LINARIA. —Common in the fall. Breeds in Labrador and 
Northern Newfoundland. 
PLECTROPHANES NIVALIS.— Common in winter. Breeds in Labrador. 
POOCETES GRAMINEUS.—Common. Breeds. 
ZONOTRICHIA LEUCOPHRYS.— Common. Breeds. 
Z. ALBICOLLIS.— Common. Breeds. 
JUNCO HYEMALIS.—Common. Breeds. 
SPIZELLA MONTICOLA. — This species goes far north to breed, probably 
Labrador. It returns in the fall. 
