AVES. 167 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



FRINGILLIDAE. 



309. ZAMELODIA LUDOVICIANA (Linne") Coues. 

 Rose-breasted grosbeak; Throat-cut. 



Loxia ludoviciana Linne", Syst. nat., ed. 12, 1766, vol. 1, p. 306. 

 "IN LUDOVICIA." 



Habia ludoviciana (Linne). Chapman, Handb. birds east. 

 No. Amer., 1895, p. 312; Bird-life, 1898, pi. 54; Stone, Auk, 1899, 

 vol. 16, pi. 4. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 10, figs. 9, 10. 



Orchard and shade trees and borders of woods near water; nests 

 in bushes and trees. 



ME. Common summer resident except in eastern part. (April 

 26) May 4-Aug. 27. Eggs, June 10-30. 



N. H. Common summer resident at lower elevations. May 

 12-Sept. 18. 



VT. Common summer resident. May-Sept. 14. Eggs, June 

 2-23. 



MASS. Common summer resident. (April 26) May 2-Oct. 3. 

 Eggs, May 25- June 15. 



R. I. Common summer resident, mainly in northern part. 

 May 4-Oct. 2. Eggs, May 23-June 4. 



CONN. Common summer resident; accidental in winter. 

 May 1-Sept. (Nov. 25; Jan. 18, 1893, Stonington). Eggs, May 24. 



310. GUIRACA CAERULEA (Linne*) Swainson. 

 Blue grosbeak. 



Chapman, Handb. birds east. No. Amer., 1895, p. 313. McAtee, 

 U. S. dept. agric., biol. surv., bull. 32, pi. 4. 



Loxia caerulea Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 175. 

 "AMERICA." 



Brush-grown fields and thickets; nests in bushes or weedy 

 growths. 



ME. Recorded from Calais, but in error for Grand Menan, 

 N. B. 



