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225. Scolecophagus carolinus. RUSTY BLACKBIRD. Rather 

 common spring and autumn visitant. 



*226. Quiscalus quiscula aeneus. BRONZED GRACKLE. 

 Common summer resident. 



227. Pinicola enucleator. PINE GROSBEAK. Irregular win- 

 ter visitant, occurring sometimes in abundance. 



*228. Carpodacus purpureus. PURPLE FINCH. Rather com- 

 mon summer resident ; a few probably remain at some localities 

 during winter. 



*229. Loxia curvirostra minor. AMERICAN CROSSBILL. 

 Irregular winter visitor, but a much more frequent and abundant 

 one than the next species. A few often occur in summer, and 

 occasionally breed {Browne ', Auk, II, 1885, 105), as they have 

 been found to do on Long Island (Orn. and Ool., VII, 68), in New 

 Jersey (Forest and Stream, XXII, 302), and elsewhere as far south 

 as Maryland (Auk, I, 292, and II, 379). 



230. Loxia leucoptera. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL. Irregu- 

 lar and infrequent winter visitant. 



231. Acanthis linaria. REDPOLL. An irregular but often 

 abundant winter visitor. 



2310. Acanthis linaria rostrata. GREATER REDPOLL. - 

 With the preceding, but much less numerous. (See Brewster, 

 IV. Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, VIII, April, 1883, 95-99, where this form 

 is referred to at length under the name &giothus linaria holboelli.} 



*232. Spinus tristis. AMERICAN GOLDFINCH. Common 

 throughout the year, but of gregarious and nomadic habits in 

 winter. 



233. Spinus pinus. PINE SISKIN. Chiefly spring and autumn 

 migrant ; occasionally remains through the winter, and has been 

 known to occur in summer. Marked as breeding by Dr. Emmons. 

 Breeding at Sing Sing, N. Y., May, 1883 (Fisher, Bull. Nutt. Orn. 

 Club, VIII, 1883, 180). Also at Rutland, Vt. (Science, III, 216). 



234. Plectrophenax nivalis. SNOWFLAKE. Regular and 

 rather common winter visitant. 



235. Calcarius lapponicus. LAPLAND LONGSPUR. W r inter 

 visitant, mainly near the coast; not common. 



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