concerning the Birds of Massachuset!s. 101 
Crossbills, (Curvirostra of Wilson, Loxia of Bonaparte, &c.) 
Large flocks of these curious-billed birds pay irregular visits to 
the northern and middle States. There are two species ; and 
the C. leucoptera is distinguished by the white bar on the wing, 
Wanting in the other. Any particulars concerning these transi- 
tory visitors (who may possibly breed in the mountains of New 
Hampshire) would assist to fill up a blank in their history. 
Emberiza leucocephala, (White-crowned Bunting of Wilson, 
&c.) This is another strageler from the north, paying us tran- 
sient and uncertain visits at the approach of winter. Of its 
manners, place of breeding, &c. certain information is wanting. 
Are any seen in summer in. the mountainous districts of New 
Hampshire ? 
Fringilla arborea, (Tree-Sparrow.) This species bears a 
great resemblance to the Chipping Sparrow, but it is larger, has 
something of a song, and the lower mandible of the bill is yellow ; 
it passes the winter in the middle and several of the New 
England States. Does it ever breed or appear in the summer in 
New Hampshire or Maine? 
Fringilla hudsonia, Wison, (The Blackish Snow-Bird.) 
Wilson speaks of this species breeding in the mountains of Vir- 
ginia. Is it known to pass the summer for that purpose in any 
of the mountainous parts of New England ? 
Fringilla ferruginea, Witson, &c. (F'ox-colored Sparrow.) 
Is this northern species, seen with us only in winter, known to 
breed in any part of the United States 2 Any particulars con- 
cerning it will tend to fill up a blank in its history. 
Fringilla linaria, (Lesser Red-poll.) Does this species 
breed, or pass the summer, in any part of the United States 2 
Fringilla purpurea, (Purple Finch, called here the Linnet.) 
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