228 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



Fringilla serinus Linne", Syst. nat., ed. 12, 1766, vol. 1, pt. 1, p. 320. " IN 



EUROPA AUSTRALI." 



Serinus hortulanus Koch. Dresser, Birds of Europe, 1871-81, vol. 3, 

 [pi. 170]. Egg, Seebohm, 1896, p. 240, pi. 56, fig. 16. 

 Open country, orchards and gardens; nests in trees. 

 MASS. Probably escaped cagebird: Springfield, Nov. 1866. 



PASSER DOMESTICUS (Linne") Koch. 



House sparrow ; English sparrow ; European house sparrow. 



Ridgway, Birds No. and Middle Amer., Bull. 50, U. S. nat. mus., 1901, 

 pt. 1, p. 143. Dresser, Birds of Europe, 1876, vol. 3, p. [587], pi. [176], 

 fig. 1. Egg, Seebohm, 1896, p. 238, pi. 56, fig. 10-12. 



Fringilla domestica Linne", Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 183. "IN 

 EUROPA PROPE RURA." 



Villages and cities in vicinity of dwellings; nests in trees, vines, or any 

 cavity. 



ME. Common resident; introduced at Portland in 1854 and 1858, at 

 Lewiston in 1874, at Bangor about 1875. 



N. H. Resident, common about large cities, less common in White 

 Mt. valleys. 



VT. Common resident about towns and cities ; introduced at St. Johns- 

 bury between 1874 and 1876. 



MASS. Common resident about towns and cities; introduced at Boston 

 in 1858 and 1868, Brookline, 1868, Charlestown, 1869, Cottage C ty about 

 1882, Somerville, 1871. 



R. I. Common resident; introduced at Peacedale in 1858, Providence 

 in 1866 or before, Newport, 1874. 



CONN. Common resident; introduced at New Haven in 1867, Nor- 

 wich and Meriden between 1865 and 1870, Portland, 1869. 



ACANTHIS BREWSTERII (Ridgway). 

 Brewster's linnet. 



Brewster, Mem. Nuttall ornith. club, 1906, no. 4, pi. 6. 



Aegiothus (flavirostris var.) brewsterii Ridgw., Amer. nat., 1872, vol. 6, 

 p. 433. " WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS." 



Status uncertain; probably a hybrid between Acanthis linaria and 

 Spinus pinus. 



MASS. Only known specimen taken at Waltham, Nov. 1, 1870. 



CARDUELIS CARDUELIS (Linne) Schaffer. 

 European goldfinch. 



Ridgway, Bull. 50, U. S.-nat mus., 1901, pt. 1, p. 94. Egg, Seebohm, 

 1896, p. 241, pi. 56, fig. 17. 



