American Museum of Natural History. 253 



255. Passerella iliaca. Fox SPARROW. Abundant spring 

 and autumn migrant. 



*256. Pipilo erythrophthalmus. TOWHEE. Abundant sum- 

 mer resident. 



[257.] Cardinalis cardinalis. CARDINAL. Accidental. 

 Several instances of its occurrence recorded. A recent one is 

 Woburn, Nov. 14, 1882 (Richards, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, VIII, 

 1883, 59). It has been taken as far north as Halifax, N. S. 

 (Jones, Am. Nat., V, 1871, 176), and is resident in small numbers 

 in Central Park, New York City, in Brooklyn, and on Long Island, 

 N. Y. 



*258. Habia ludoviciana. ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. 

 Common summer resident. 



[259.] Guiraca caerulea. BLUE GROSBEAK. Accidental. 

 Taken at Brookline, May 29, 1880, by Mr. Gordon Plummer 

 (Allen, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, V, 1880, 184). Has also been taken 

 at Grand Menan and Calais, Maine (Boardman, Proc. Bost. Soc. 

 Nat. Hist., IX, 1862, 127). 



*260. Passerina cyanea. INDIGO BUNTING. Common sum- 

 mer resident. 



*261. Spiza americana. BLACK-THROATED BUNTING. 

 Very rare summer resident. Not generally distributed, but of 

 rather frequent occurrence at some localities in the eastern part 

 of the State. (See Purdie, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, III, 1878, 45; 

 Brewer, ibid., Ill, 1878, 190 ; Deane, ibid., IV, 1879, 122.) Has 

 been taken as far north as Penobscot Bay, Maine (Townsend, 

 Auk, II, 1885, 106). 



[202.] Calamospiza melanocorys. LARK BUNTING. Acci- 

 dental. One instance of its capture Lynn, Dec. 5, 1877, taken 

 by Mr. N. Vickary (Allen, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, III, 1878, 48). 



[263.] Piranga ludoviciana. WESTERN TANAGER. Acci- 

 dental. A single specimen was taken alive in Salem, Jan. 20, 1878 

 (Brewer, Forest and Stream, X, 95, March 14, 1878; Allen, Bull. 

 Essex Inst., X, 1878, 37, where for " Lynn " read Salem). 



*264. Piranga erythromelas. SCARLET TANAGER. Com- 

 mon summer resident. 

 1886.] 



