I8S7-J Chadbourne on the Sum mcr Birch of the White Mts. IO^ 



19. Carpodacus purpureus. Purple Finch. — Extremely abundant at 

 the base of the mountain, and found in all but the thickest woods as high 

 as the timber line. 



20. Loxia curvirostra minor American Crossbill. — -Not common, 

 though small flocks were occasionally seen in 1SS6 near the timber line. 

 I am told that in the country below (no one knows about the mountain it- 

 self) they are often entirely absent in summer, and in 1SS4 vve failed to find 

 them. They probably range through the whole of this region, however, 

 though less abundant during the past summer than in some seasons. 



21. Spinus tristis. — American Goldfinch. — One was seen by J. L. 

 Goodale on July 8, 1SS6. It was on the West Branch of the Peabody River 

 at an altitude of about 3050 feet. 



22. Spinus pinus. Pine Siskin. — A few were heard in the woods 

 near the Half-way House on July 12, and again on July 26, 1S84; and one 

 was seen in August of the same year near Hermit Lake (altitude, 4100 feet). 

 Not found in 18S6. 



23. Zonotrichia albicollis. White-throated Sparrow. — Extremely 

 abundant at the base of the mountain, and very common at all altitudes 

 up to the limit of shrubs, and on quiet days one was occasionally heard on 

 the bare rocks above. The highest point at which it was noted was 5300 

 feet. 



24. Junco hyemalis. Slate-colored Junco. — Very common from the 

 base to the bare rocky summits of the highest peaks. It occurs not only 

 on the summit of Mt. Washington, where it can find plenty of food about 

 the stables, but on the tops of Mt Adams, Mt. Jefferson, and other peaks, 

 where there are only bare lichen-covered boulders without even the hardy 

 alpine plants found but a short distance below. In such places the Junco 

 must breed, for early in July old birds were feeding newly fledged young 

 with insects, of which they seemed to find large numbers. Two females 

 shot on July 12 had ovaries nearly ready for a second clutch of eggs, and 

 one was seen with its bill full of horse-hair. 



25. Melospiza fasciata. Song Sparrow. — Found a single specimen 

 of this bird on the bare rocks at an altitude of 5340 feet on Mt. Washing- 

 ton. As this was early in the season (July 6, 1SS6), and there had been no 

 storm for two weeks to carry it from its usual habitat to such a height, it 

 may have nested somewhere near. It is abundant throughout the country 

 at the base, but the above was the only one seen on the mountain itself. 



26. Ampelis cedrorum. Cedar Wax-wing. — Several flew over us 

 near the fifth mile post of the carriage road on July 11, 1SS4. Others were 

 heard opposite the Half-way House on July 26. Not seen in 18S6. 



27. Vireo olivaceus. Red-eyed Vireo. — Heard for the first mile or 

 two of the carriage road, but was not common. A Vireo heard about a 

 mile below Hermit Lake may have been V. fihiladelphicus-, but I could not 

 get near enough to shoot it. 



2S. Helminthophila ruficapilla. Nashville Warbler — On July 11, 

 iSS-i, one was heard singing on the third mile by carriage road from the 

 base, and another was seen on the bare mountain side on the fifth mile. 

 Not positively identified in 1886. 



