AVES. 229 



Fringilla carduelis Linne", Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 180. "IN 



EUROPAE JUNIPERETIS." 



Carduelis elegans Steph. Dresser, Birds of Europe, 1871-81, vol. 3, 

 pi. [166]. 



Open country, orchards, and deciduous woods; nests in trees. 



MASS. Introduced in eastern part, but not well established; bred near 

 Worcester, July 11, 1890. 



CONN. Escape, or straggler from lots introduced in neighboring 

 country: New Haven, May 9, 1892. 



RYNCHOPHANES MACOWNII (Lawrence). McCown's longspur. Doubt- 

 fully recorded for Massachusetts on the basis of a market specimen said 

 to have been taken at Ipswich, Jan. 7, 1877. 



COTURNICULUS BAiRDii (Audubon). Baird's sparrow. The first 

 known specimens of Passerculus princeps were recorded under this name. 



PEUCAEA AESTIVALIS BACHMANII (Audubon). Bachman's finch. 

 Recorded from Berlin, Mass., in error for Ammodramus henslowii. 



PASSERINA CIRIS (Linne) Vieillot. 

 Painted bunting ; Nonpareil. 



Emberiza ciris Linne", Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 179. "AMERICA." 

 Spiza ciris (Wils.). Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1841, vol. 3, p. 93, pi. 169. 

 Thickets and hedges ; nests in bushes or low trees. 

 ME. "Escape," Portland, June 10, 1904. 

 MASS. Four instances; believed to be escaped cape birds. 

 R. I. Accidental visitor or escape: Scituate, summer, 1882. 



PAROARIA CUCULLATA (Latham). Crested cardinal. A South American 

 species, once taken at Newport, R. I., Sept., 1885, but doubtless an 

 escaped cagebird. 



GUBERNATRIX CRiSTATA (Vieillot). A South American finch, of which 

 a specimen supposed to be an escape, was taken at Providence, R. I., July 

 7, 1888. 



VIREO ATRICAPILLUS Woodhouse. Black- capped Vireo. Very doubt- 

 fully recorded from Lanesboro, Mass. 



HELINAIA SWAINSONII (Audubon). Swainson's warbler. Erroneously 

 accredited to Massachusetts by Audubon. 



HELMINTHOPHILA LAWRENCEI (Herrick) Ridgway. 



Lawrence's warbler. 

 Ridgway, Bull. 50, U. S. nat. mus., 1902, pt. 2, p. 452. 



