342 Howell, List of Summer Birds of Mt. Mansfield. I Oct. 



28. Perisoreus canadensis. Canada Jay. — Mr. Bradford Torrey re- 

 cords one seen on the mountain. ^ I did not observe the species. 



29. Corvus americanus. American Crow. Common. 



30. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. Bobolink. — Numerous in the meadows 

 of the valley. 



31. Molothrus ater. Cowbird. — Not common. Observed only once 

 — at Moscow, seven miles from the mountain. 



32. Agelaius phceniceus. Red-winged Blackbird. — Said to be quite 

 common. I observed them in small numbers at Moscow. 



33. Icterus galbula. Baltimore Oriole. — Rare and local; seen 

 chiefly in the village streets. 



34. Carpodacus purpureus. Purple Finch. — Not very common, though 

 I saw them several times at the foot of the mountain, and also part way up. 



35. Loxia (curvirostra minor?) Crossbill. — I observed (in 1899) 

 several flocks of a dozen or more Crossbills, probably of this species, fly- 

 ing about over the summit. They were very restless, and never alighted 

 near enough for positive identification. 



36. Astragalinus tristis. American Goldfinch. — Common in Stowe 

 Valley. 



37. Spinus pinus. Pine Siskin. —Three or four observed in the 

 small spruces near the summit of the mountain. They were quite 

 unsuspicious, allowing me to approach within a few feet of them. 



38. Pocecetes gramineus. Vesper Sparrow. — Abundant; the com- 

 monest singer in the valley. 



39. Ammodramus sandwichensis savanna. Savanna Sparrow. — 

 In 1899, several pairs were breeding in the pastures at the base of the 

 mountain ; in 1900, I noted the species but once or twice. 



40. * Ammodramus savannarum passerinus. Grasshopper Spar- 

 row. — Mrs. Straw says of this species: "First seen June 5, 1899 — 

 remained all summer." 



41. Zonotnchia albicollis. White-throated Sparrow. — The White- 

 throat is one of the commonest and most characteristic birds of the 

 region. Although heard occasionally at the base of the mountain, it is 

 on the bleak and wind-swept stretches near the summit that his clear 

 notes ring out most frequently, and with greatest effect. 



42. Spizella socialis. Chipping Sparrow. — Common in the valley. 



43. * Spizella pusilla. Field Sparrow. — Mrs. Straw reports it as a 

 regular breeder, she having found the nest both in 1898 and 1S99. 



44. Junco hyemalis. Slate-colored Junco. — Like the White- 

 throat, the Junco is common at various points from the base of the 

 mountain to the summit, but is rather more abundant than the former 

 at the lower levels. I frequently saw them flying about on the highest 

 part of 'The Chin.' 



iThe Foot-Path Way, p. 100. 



