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511b. Quiscalus quiscula aeneus (Ridgw.) Bronzed grackle. 



Summer resident ; abundant. Mar. 12 — Nov. 10. Feeds in 

 pastures, plowed fields and along the borders of ponds and streams. 

 Nest, usually in evergreens, often several in the same tree. Apr. 20 

 — June I. I have found the nest of this species in a deserted wood- 

 pecker's hole ; eggs 4-5. Often destructive to newly planted corn 

 and ripening grain. 



Family FRINGILLIDAE. Finches, sparrows, etc. 



514. Coccothraustes vespertinus (Coop.) Evening grosbeak. 

 Winter visitant ; rare and irregular in occurrence. Reported 



from Buffalo, Medina, Lockport, Brockport, Gaines, Chili, Naples, 

 Wayland and Ithaca in the winter of 1 889-1 890 ; from Brant and 

 Buffalo, winter of 1886-87 (as late as Apr. 15) ; and from Marcellus, 

 July 8, 1882— Auk, Oct., 1888 ; also at Clinton— Egbert Bagg. 



515. Pinicola enucleator canadensis (Cab.) Pine grosbeak. 

 Winter visitant ; like crossbills, of irregular occurrence. Found 



in small flocks feeding on fruit of mountain ash, black ash, tamarack, 

 etc. Springville, Dec. 30, 1882. Lockport, Feb. 29, 1883— Davison. 

 Bristol, Dec. 21-30, 1895. Yates Co., Mar. 15, 1896— Verdi Burtch. 

 "Common, winter of 1895-96" — Short, p. 14. 



517. Carpodacus purpureus (Gmel.) Purple finch. 



Summer resident ; fairly common ; common as transient visitant. 

 Mar. 25 — Nov. 5. Found in orchards and groves. Nest, usually in 

 evergreens 10-20 feet from the ground ; May 10 — June 15 ; eggs 3-5. 



'521. Loxia curvirostra minor (Brehm) American crossbill. 



Winter visitant ; irregular, but often fairly common. Nov. — 

 May 12. Accidental in summer; Lockport, June 8 and July 28, 

 1888 — Davison. Found among coniferous trees in small flocks. 



522. Loxia leucoptera Gmel. White-winged crossbill. 



Winter visitant ; irregular. Found in flocks, feeding on seeds of 

 coniferous trees. Auburn, Dec. 24, 1878 — Aub. p. 17 ; Springville, 

 Dec. 28, 1882; Holly, Feb., 1888 — Auk 16, 195; Benton Centre, 

 Feb. 28, 1897 ; also Penn Yan, Feb. 4 — Apr. 19, 1900 — Verdi 

 Burtch. ■ 



