ANNOTATED LIST OF SPECIES 



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in abundance." Brookline : " Common irregular winter visitant." Cam- 

 bridge : Irregular winter visitant, often very abundant. Cohasset : "Com- 

 mon in winter. 1 ' Dedham : " Often common in the winter." Essex 

 County: "Winter. Common." Ipswich: "Occasionally common in 

 winter." Springfield : " Irregular winter visitor." Templeton : " Com- 

 mon winter visitor." Wellesley : " Common, often abundant, but irreg- 

 ular winter visitor." 



355. Acanthis linaria rostrata (Coues). GREATER RED- 

 POLL. 



An irregular winter visitant near the coast, where it is some- 

 times common. 



December 27 to February 24. 



Brookline : One instance. Cambridge : Irregular winter visitor. 

 Ipswich: "Three taken in February, 1900." Wellesley: " Irregular, but 

 not very uncommon winter visitor." 



356. Acanthis linaria holbcellii (Brehm). HOLBOLL'S 

 REDPOLL. 



A very rare winter visitant from the north. The positive 

 records are : Swampscott, two males were shot on March 26, 1883, 

 and are now in the collection of Mr. William Brewster ; l Lexing- 

 ton, a female was taken March 10, 1890, by Dr. Walter Faxon. 2 



357. Acanthis hornemannii exilipes (Coues). HOARY 

 REDPOLL. 



A very rare winter visitant from the north. The positive 

 records are : Massachusetts, a bird from the State taken in 1870, 

 and now in the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zool- 

 ogy ; 3 Revere Beach, a pair killed March 9, 1873, by Messrs. 

 H. M. Spelman and A. P. Chadbourne. Mr. Spelman now has 

 the male in his collection, and Mr. Chadbourne the female ; 4 

 Swampscott) one was taken November 16, 1878, by Mr. W. A. Jeff- 

 ries ; 6 Revere Beach, a pair was shot March 8, 1879, D Y Mr. Forster 

 H. Brackett and deposited in the collection of Mr. Charles R. 



1 Brewster ; Auk, Vol. IV, No. 2, Apr., 1887, p. 163. 



2 Brewster; in Minot's Land & Game Birds, 2nd ed., 1895, p. 472. 



3 Allen ; Amer. Nat., Vol. Ill, No. u, Jan., 1870, p. 583, p. 30 of separate. 



4 Brewster; Auk, Vol. IV, No. 3, Apr., 1887, p. 163. 



5 Brewer; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. IV, No. 2, Apr., 1879, p. 121. 



