266 BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK CITY REGION 



can Museum was collected on February 11, 1879. It was errone- 

 ously determined by both Worthington and Butcher. 



New York State. Collected at Ossining February 12 and 13, 

 1883, and recorded by Fisher. 



HOLE DLL'S REDPOLL (Acanthis linaria holboelli) 

 An accidental visitant from the Arctic. A specimen taken 

 at Miller Place, Long Island, March 22, 1888 (A. H. Helme) 

 has recently been correctly determined by Dr. Dwight, and 

 is now in his collection. This is the third record for New York 

 State, and the first for Long Island. 



HOARY REDPOLL (Acanthis hornemanni exilipes) 

 An accidental visitant from the Arctic. Dr. Dwight 

 collected a young male in Van Cortlandt Park, New York 

 City, on March 24, 1888. Its proper identity was only re- 

 cently discovered by him. This is the first specimen to be 

 taken in New York State, and is apparently the southern- 

 most capture in America. 



AMERICAN GOLDFINCH (Astragalinus tristis) 



A common permanent resident, but always in reduced 

 numbers in winter, sometimes locally absent. There is 

 often a marked spring migration, flocks arriving with great 

 regularity the third week in April. 



LONG BEACH. Uncommon transient; May 11, 1922 (Bicknell) 

 and May 30, 1911 (Griscom); August 23, 1908 (Griscom) and 

 September 1, 1919 (Bicknell); October 18, 1914 (Bicknell) to 

 November 25, 1920 (Crosby, Griscom and Janvrin) ; February 23, 

 1920 (Bicknell). 



CENTRAL PARK. Now a common spring and fall transient, 

 formerly breeding and occasional in winter; April 5, 1907 (Hix) 

 to May 25, 1909 (Griscom); September 17, 1921 (Griscom) to 

 December 28, 1908 (Anne A. Crolius). 



PINE SISKIN (Spinus pinus) 



A somewhat irregular transient and winter visitant. 

 About four years out of five the Pine Siskin arrives during the 



