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S!'( II !it Wynnewood, Montijomery county, Pa., by Mr. AVm. L. 

 Baily, January 15, 1882, and several specimens secured. 



In the northern part of l*ennsylvania, and probably all aloni^ the 

 Alleglianies, the Pine Grosbeak is a more abundant winter bird. 



231. Cfit'i:>odaciis purpuretis {GyiY.h.). Purple Finch. 



Breeding Range — New Enghind and Alleglianies; northward. 

 Winter Distribution — Middle and Southern States. 



Occurs in flocks throughout the winter, arriving in the vicinity of 

 Philadelphia about September 25 and remaining until May 1. It 

 ap[)ears to be most abundant along the large river valleys and may 

 be heard singing all winter. 



The Purple Finch doubtless breeds sparingly all along the Penn- 

 sylvania Alleglianies, having been reported as summering at North 

 Mt. {Dwight — Auk, 1892), Williams[)ort (Koch), Sus(|uehanna and 

 Cleariield counties ( Warren's Report), and Pocono Mt. {Shryock and 

 Stone). In northern New Jersey Mr. Chapman reports it as breed- 

 ing sparingly at Englewood {Auk, 1889), and Mr. Henry Hales has 

 also observed it, in summer, in the northern part of the State. 



23"^, Loxia curvi rostra miuor (Bukiim). American 



Crossbill. 



Brekding IlANCiE — Northern N. A. and southward in the mountains to 

 northern Georgia (sporadical]}' in Maryland and 

 Virginia, near the coast). 



Winter Distribution — Migrates irregularly through eastern N. A. 



Irregular winter visitant in southeastern Pennsylvania and New 

 Jer.sey, 0(;curring in flocks from November to February. In tlie 

 vicinity of Philadelphia it is of erratic occurrence and is never 

 very c 'nimon. The only captures, later than February, that have 

 come under our notice were two specimens secured from a small 

 flock at Germantown, Pa., May 14, 1888, by Mr. Herliert Brown. 



The American Crossbill occurs more abundantly along the Alle- 

 glianies and has been reported, in summer, from Sullivan, Luzerne, 

 Clinton, Clearfield, Cameron and Lycoming counties ( Warren's Re- 

 port), and on the Pocono Mt., at Tobyhanna, Pa. {S. Brown). 



