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GENUS CARPODACUS KAUP. 

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



Regular migrant ; sometimes winter resident in the southern part of the State. 

 In the winter of 1887-8 they remained all winter as far north as Dekalb County 



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Bill of Purple Finch. 



(Mrs. Hine). They doubtle-s occasionally remain through the summer in the 

 northern part of the State. They are most common in Southern Indiana in spring, 

 when they may be found in flocks feeding upon the elm buds. 



GENUS LOXIA LISN.EUS. 



187. Loxia curvirostra minor (Brchm). AMERICAN CROSSBILL. 



Irregular winter visitor throughout the State, most numerous northward, where 

 they are, some winter**, very common. In the southern part of the State they are 

 comparatively rare, and are most often seen in spring and autumn. They are 

 usually more often noted throughout the State daring the migrations. In the 

 northern part of the State they somt times remain until late April and early May. 

 Delaware County. April 17, 1888 (William-on) ; Dekalb County, April 27, '89 

 (Snyder), April 29, '90 (H. W. -McBridr) 5 Lake County, May, 1887 (Parker). A 

 most unusual occurrence was the identification of several birds of this species near 

 Bloomington, Indiana, by the late Mr. C H. Bollman, July 10, 13 and 14, 1886- 

 (Evermann; Hoosier Nat., May, 1887, p. 141.) 



188. Loxia leucoptera Gmel. WHITE WINGKD CROSSBILL. 



Winter visitor, of rnre nd irregular occurrence generally. The first record 

 known to me is a pair obtained at Ft. Wayne, about 1878. The female is now in 

 the collection of Mr. C. A. Stockbridge. Prof. B. W. Evermann obtained several 



White-winged Crossbill. 



in Monroe County, in February, 1883. Mr. J. W. Byrkit informs me that they 

 were found in numbers in company with Lixia americana in the winter and spring 

 of 1883-4, near Michigan City, Indiana. 



