290 BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK CITY REGION 



New York State. Casual at Ossining (Fisher); formerly a 

 common resident on Staten Island, now probably extirpated. 



CENTRAL PARK. Formerly a common resident, extinct 

 since 1914. 



BRONX REGION. In recent years at least a casual visitant; 

 April 14, 1886 (J. Dwight); April 9, 1916 (L. N. Nichols); 

 flock of six December 25, 1916 (L. N. Nichols); February 1, 

 1920 (W. Beebe). 



New Jersey. Now surviving only near Elizabeth and Plain- 

 field, where it is still a common resident (Miller). Not recorded in 

 recent years at Summit, Orange or Morristown. Casual at Mont- 

 clair, October 3, 1906 (Rowland). 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Formerly resident in several locali- 

 ties, now completely extirpated; extinct at Morse mere since 

 1907 (Griscom), at Fort Lee since 1911 (Weber), on the east 

 slope of the Palisades above Englewood since 1914. 



ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK (Zamelodia ludoviciana) 



This handsome species prefers low or rich woodland, 



and the southern limit of its breeding range is reached in the 



Piedmont belt between the coastal plain and the terminal 



moraine. As a result the Grosbeak is entirely absent as a 



breeding species on the coastal plain of Long Island, and is 



rare and local on the north shore. It arrives the first Veek in 



May, casually in April, and rarely lingers as late as October. 



Long Island. Rare and irregular summer resident on the north 



shore, many years ago regular in country which is now Long Island 



City and Astoria; uncommon transient at the western end, rare 



on the south shore and the eastern end; May 2 to May 24; August 



28 to October 2. 



ORIENT. Rare transient, April 23, 1916 to May 24, 1916 

 (Mabel R. Wiggins); September 15, 1912 to September 26, 

 1907. 



MASTIC. Uncommon transient. 



LONG BEACH. Only one record, two males and a female 

 May 18, 1919 (Bicknefl). 



New York State. Common summer resident in northern 

 Westchester County, decreasing southward, known only as a 

 transient on Staten Island. One recorded April 29, 1920 in Wash- 

 ington Square, New York City (Charles Johnston). 



