AVES. 165 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



FRINGILLIDAE. 



N. H., VT. Common migrant and less common local summer 

 resident at lower elevations. April-Oct. 25. 



MASS. Common migrant and local summer resident; rare 

 winter resident near the coast (to Beverly, Fresh Pond, Cambridge). 

 Mar. 27-Nov. 30; winter. Eggs, May 13-July 14. 



R. I. Common migrant and less common local summer resident; 

 may winter locally. April 4-Nov.l4 (Dec. 25). Eggs, May 24-31. 



CONN. Common migrant and less common local summer 

 resident; rare winter resident. April 5-Nov. 20 (winter). 



306. PASSERELLA ILIACA (Merrem) Swainson. 

 Fox sparrow; Fox-colored sparrow. 



Fringilla iliaca Merr., Beitr. z. besond. gesch. d. vogel, 1786-87, 

 vol. 2, p. 40-41, pi. 10. "NORD-AMERIKA." Audubon, Ornith. 

 biogr., 1835, vol. 2, p. 58, pi. 108. 



Thickets and edges of woods ; nests on the ground or in low trees. 



ME. Common migrant; accidental in winter. Mar. 15- April 

 17 (May 15); Oct. 8-Nov. 28 (Dec. 2, 9, 17, Seguin Id.; Jan. 24, 

 1909, Cape Elizabeth; Feb.). 



N. H. Common migrant. Mar 16-April 23; Oct. 5-Nov. 13. 



VT. Common migrant. Mar. 15- April 5; fall. 



MASS. Common migrant and rare winter resident near the 

 coast. (Feb. 26, 1906, Springfield; Mar. 3) Mar. 9-April 25 (May 

 2); (Sept. 17, Oct. 2) Oct. 15-Nov. 29 (Dec. 6 and winter). 



R. I. Common migrant and occasional winter resident. Mar. 

 19-April 20 (May 21); Oct. 13-Nov. 27 (winter). 



CONN. Common migrant, and rare winter resident. Mar. 6- 

 April 19; Oct. 10-Nov. 28 (winter): 



307. PIPILO ERYTHROPHTHALMUS (Linne") Vieillot. 

 Towhee; Che wink; Ground robin; Marsh robin; Pewink. 



Chapman, Handb. birds east. No. Amer., 1895, p. 310; Bird- 

 life, 1898, pi. 55. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 10, fig. 13-15. 



