462 RAMBLES ABOUT HOME. 



Butcher-Bird . Collurio borealis. 



"Not uncommon, especially in winter. In March it migrates 

 to the north, but many nestle on the mountain-ridges of the Alle- 

 ghanies " (Turnbull). 



Loggerhead Shrike. Collurio Ludovicianus. 



This southern species is now found every summer in this neigh- 

 borhood. I have seen half a dozen specimens within a year, and know 

 of others collected within the past four or five years. This species 

 appears to have become comparatively common since the great in- 

 crease in the number of English sparrows, now so melancholy a 

 feature of our ornithology ; and the spread in the range of this and 

 the preceding species of shrike is attributed to the unfortunate 

 abundance of the perfidious foreign sparrow. 



Pine Grosbeak. Pinicola enucleator. 



Varies greatly in accordance with the character of the winter. 

 Dr. Turnbull speaks of it as " rather rare." 



Purple Finch. Carpodacus purpureus. 



"Not uncommon from September to April, a few remaining 

 during summer " (Turnbull). 



Red Crossbill. Loxia curvirostra. 



A winter visitant ; at times quite abundant. 



White-winged Crossbill. Loxia leucoptera. 



" Rare, but in some winters more plentiful " (Turnbull). I saw 

 them, in the summer of 1867, near the Delaware Water-Gap. 



Linnet. ^Egiothus linaria. 



"Not uncommon in severe winters, coming early in November, 

 and remaining until April " (Turnbull). I have not found the char- 

 acter of the winter to determine the question of their presence or 

 absence. I have never known a winter when linnets were not seen. 



Thistle-Bird. Chrysomitris tristis. 



Common. Resident. More gregarious in winter than at other 

 times. 



Snow-Bunting. Plectrophanes nivalis. 



" Of frequent occurrence, and usually appearing after a snow- 

 storm. It arrives early in December, and leaves in March " (Turn- 

 bull). 



