ANNOTATED LIST OF SPECIES I 2 i 



Breeds also irregularly and rarely. It nested in August, 1875, at 

 Tyngsborough. 1 Young birds were obtained at Weston in May, 

 1862 ;' 2 birds were also taken in first plumage in August in 

 Nevvtonville ; L it was also found breeding in Framingham in 

 188453 three females were taken in April, 1889, near Highland 

 Light, Cape Cod which had just deposited eggs 4 and perhaps bred AX 

 at Winchendon in 1888. 6 It probably occasionally breeds in 

 Berkshire County. 



Amherst : " Very irregular, some vears common." Berkshire: "Found 

 at all seasons." Bristol County : " Irregular winter visitant." Brookline : 

 " Common migrant, .... irregular at all seasons." Cambridge : Of irreg- 

 ular occurrence at all seasons. Cohasset: "Irregular winter visitor." 

 Dedham : "A very erratic winter visitor." Essex County: "Winter. 

 Abundant." Ipswich: Irregular at all seasons. Martha's Vineyard: 

 " Uncommon migrant." Springfield: "Irregular winter visitor : it may 

 occasionally breed here." Templeton : " Irregular winter visitor." Wel- 

 lesley : " Irregular winter visitant .... sometimes common." 



360. Carpodacus purpureus (Gmel.). PURPLE FINCH. 



A common summer resident, and not uncommon in winter, 

 tho.ugh varying in numbers during different years. 



March 8 to October 21. 



Amherst :" Common summer resident." Berkshire: "Common sum- 

 mer resident, rare in winter." Bristol County: " Common summer resi- 

 dent. Casual in winter." Brookline: " Permanent resident, rare in win- 

 ter, common in summer." Cambridge : Permanent resident. Very 

 common from March to October ; irregular, but sometimes abundant in 

 winter. Cohasset: " Numerous in summer, common in winter." Ded- 

 ham: "Common. A few winter." Essex County: "Resident. Com- 

 mon." Ipswich: "Common summer resident." Martha's Vineyard: 

 " Uncommon summer resident." Springfield : " Tolerably common 

 summer resident, more numerous during migration ; occasionally here 

 during winter." Templeton: " Common summer resident." Wellesley: 

 " Common summer resident .... sometimes found in winter." 



361. Pinicola enucleator canadensis (Cab.). CANADIAN 

 PINE GROSBEAK. 



An irregular, but often abundant winter visitant^. Appearing, 



*Maynard ; Birds of East. N. Amer., 1882, Appen., p. 518. 



2 Allen ; Amer. Nat., Vol. Ill, No. n, Jan., 1870, p. 584, p. 31 of separate. 



3 Browne; Auk, Vol. II, No. I, Jan., 1885, p. 105. 



4 Miller; Auk, Vol. VII, No. i, Jan., 1890, p. 228. 

 5 Brewster ; Auk, Vol. V, No. 4, Oct.. 1888, p. 390. 



