130 Birps OF MASSACHUSETTS 
Lamb ;! Cambridge, a male was taken by Mr. Henry M. Spelman, 
November 15, 1880;' Mantasket Beach, a male was shot February 
22,1883, by Mr. Matthew Lucas [—Luce ?], Jr., and is now in Mr. 
’ were taken 
in the winter of 1882-83, according to Mr. A. P. Chadbourne ; ? 
Waltham, one taken March 20, 1888, by Dr. Walter Faxon; 
Massachusetts, Dr. T. M. Brewer recorded as ‘“ undoubtedly ” 
from Massachusetts a bird in the collection of F. P. Atkinson; 3 
Newtonville, a specimen is cited by Mr. A. P. Morse as in the 
collection of the Museum of Wellesley College, No. 10,861.4 
William Brewster’s collection ;1 Mantasket, “a few’ 
November 15 to March 20. 
Note: Acanthis brewsterii Ridgw. BREWSTER’S LINNET. 
The type of this supposed species, which was taken at Waltham, Noy- 
ember 1, 1870, by Mr. William Brewster, remains unique. It may possibly 
be a hybrid, and until more is known about this form, it requires only 
this mention.? 
358. Loxia leucoptera Gmel. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL. 
A rare and irregular winter visitant from the north, often 
abundant. It was abundant in the State during the winters of 
1854-55, 1860—'61, 1868-’69, 1881-82, 1889-’g0, and especially 
so in 1899-1900. 
October 22 to May 12 (May 25). 
Amherst: ‘ Occasionally seen.” Berkshire: “Irregular winter visit- 
ant.’’ Bristol County: ‘Very rare and irregular winter visitant.” 
Common in 1900.”’ Brookline: “Irregular winter visitant.””’ Cambridge: 
Irregular winter visitant. Cohasset: ‘* Numerous in winter of 1899-1900.” 
Dedham: ‘‘Common winter visitor’’[?]. Essex County: ‘ Winter.” 
Ipswich: “Common in winters of [1868-69] and 1899-1900.” Springfield: 
‘“Trregular winter visitor.” Templeton: “Rare and irregular winter 
visitor.”’? Wellesley: ‘‘ Scarce and irregular winter visitor.” 
359. Loxia curvirostra minor (Brehm). AMERICAN RED 
CROSSBILL, : 
An irregular visitant at all seasons and in varying abundance. 
1 Brewster; Auk, Vol. IV, No. 3, Apr., 1887, p. 163. 
2 Chadbourne; Quart. Journ. Boston Zo6l. Soc., Vol. II, No. 3, Apr., 1883, 
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3 Brewer; Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. XX, 1879, p. 270. 
4 Morse; Birds of Wellesley, 1897, p. 290. 
5 Ridgway; Amer. Nat., Vol. VI, No. 7, July, 1872, p. 433. 
