260 BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK CITY REGION 



records before me are, near Plainfield December 31, 1916 to Feb- 

 ruary 11, 1917, never more than two birds (Miller); and a flock 

 near Englewood December 23, 1906 (Rogers). 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Very rare winter visitant; October 

 25, 1903 (Chapman) to January 9, 1904 (Rogers); Decem- 

 ber 23, 1906 (Rogers). 



HOUSE SPARROW (Passer domesticus) 



Unfortunately a common permanent resident in all 

 suburban sections, and present even in the wildest parts of 

 the area, where there are houses or barns. The House 

 Sparrow seems noticeably less abundant in the City and 

 some of the suburbs compared with ten years ago. Perhaps 

 the competition with the Starling and the decrease in the 

 horse are factors. Partial albinism is frequently observed. 



PURPLE FINCH (Carpodacus purpureus) 

 The Purple Finch is an irregular transient in spring, 

 usually abundant in fall, and is decidedly rare in winter. It 

 breeds only on Long Island, where it is very local. It is 

 astonishing that it should not nest in northern New Jersey, 

 where conditions in many sections are quite similar to parts of 

 New England, where it is a common summer resident. At 

 long intervals the Purple Finch is virtually absent in this 

 territory for nearly a year, due to its wintering in unusual 

 numbers further north. 



Long Island. Regular but very local summer resident, rare in 

 winter; fairly common transient. 



ORIENT. Rare visitant, September 10, 1910 to May 25, 

 1908. 



MASTIC. Uncommon; breeds; may winter. 

 LONG BEACH. Rare in spring; April 17, 1918 (Bicknell) 

 to May 11, 1922 (Bicknell); thirteen fall records, September 

 17, 1914 (Bicknell) to November 3, 1914 (Bicknell). 

 New York State. No definite breeding record, and very few 

 winter records. There are several summer records of Juvenal birds. 

 CENTRAL PARK. Uncommon spring, common fall transient; 

 April 11, 1922 (Griscom) to May 17, 1911 (Anne A. Crolius); 

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