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GENUS ACANTHTS BECHSTEIN. 



189. Acanthis linaria ( Linn.}. KEDPOLL. 



Common winter visitor in the northern part of the State, of rare occurrence 

 in the southern part. In Franklin and Monroe counties they have been identified 

 once in each, and in Vigo County are rarely seen. 



190. Acanthis linaria rostrata ( Cows). GREATER REDPOLL. 



Bare winter visitor. Mr. H. K. Coale informs me that he obtained a specimen 

 of this species (No. 5340, Mus. H. K. Coale) January 1, 1884, at Davis Station? 

 Starke County, Indiana. It was found in a flock of common Eedpolls (A linaria^ 

 feeding on the seeds of weeds, the tops of which protruded from the snow. Mr. 

 Coale had taken a specimen, November 21, 1878, in Cook County, 111., near the 

 Indiana line, which was the first Illinois record. These birds were reported as 

 Acanthis linaria holbotUii, but are evidently this form; in fact the Illinois speci- 

 mens have been so referred by Mr. Ridgway. 



GENUS SPLNUS KOCH. 



* 191. Spinis tristis (Linn.}. AMERICAN GOLDFIXCH; SEED- BIRD; LETTUCE BIRD; THISTLE 



BIRD; YKLLOW BIRD. 



Abundant resident. In ita bright yellow-and-black s pring dress it is known to all 

 Those which pass the winter in Soul hern Indiana leave for the north in April and 

 are replaced by others in full dress from farther south. The fondness of these 

 birds for the seed of the surflower, thistle and lettuce has been noted by all. With 

 us they frequent the towns in considerable numbers. They are very tame, and, 

 like the Yellow Warbler, Warbling Vireo, and Cedar Waxwing, often build their 

 nests among the shade trees along the streets. 



192. Spinus pinus (Wi's.}. PINE SISKIN; PINE FINCH. 



Tolerably regular migrant and irregular winter resident. The winter of 1882-3 

 they frequented the Whitewater river "bottoms" in Franklin County in count- 

 less numberp. The succeeding winter they were very abundant in Laporte County. 

 In spring, February and March, they frequent the evergreen trees about the 

 towns, where they are often found in company with the last preceding epeciee. 

 and the American Crossbill, and in April aie found about the elms, in the woods ; 

 when they stay later they are found feeding upon the buds of the sugar maple- 

 While they usually leave Southern Indiana late in April, I have found them near 

 the middle of May in Franklin County May 9 and 11, 1885. " Dr. Jordan took 

 a specimen in midsummer near Indianapolis." ( Brayton.) 



GENUS PLECTROPHENAX STEJNEGER. 



193. Plectrophenax nivalis (Linn.}. SNOWFLAKE; SNOW BUNTING; WHITE SNOWBIRD. 

 Winter visitor, sometimes winter resident; not often found in southern part 



of the State ; occasionally common northward. It has only been identified in 

 Franklin County twice. Mr. E. L. Guthrie observed it in Decatur County. " They 

 were quite common about Indianapolis during the extreme cold and enow of Jan- 

 uary 1879." (Brayton.) 



GENUS CALCARIUS BECHSTEIN. 



194. Calcarius lapponicus (Linn.). LAPLAND LONGSPUR. 



Winter visitor or winter resident ; rare southward, more common northward. 

 It is said to be a common spring migrant in Lake County (Toppan). It has not 

 been generally observed over the State. Two were taken by Prof. Evermann at 



