Il8 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



Pinicola enucleator leucura (Muller). Pine Grosbeak. 



A rather rare and irregular winter resident from November 

 to March; usually absent, but occasionally occurring in consider- 

 able numbers. 



Earliest record. New Haven, Oct. 31, 1903; Portland, Nov. 

 I, 1903. 



Latest record. New Haven, March n, 1884; Portland, April 

 6, 1903. 



Occurrence. New Haven, Feb., March, 1883 (G. E. V.) ; 

 Jan., March, 1884 (L. B. B.) ; March, 1884 (L. C. S.) ; March, 

 1893 (L. B. B.) ; Jan., 1893 (H. W. F.) ; March, 1907 (L. B. 

 B.).; Jan., Feb., 1896, large flights in New Haven and Stamford 

 (L. B. B., Andrews, Hoyt) ; Oct., Nov., 1903, and winter, 1903-4, 

 large flights, New Haven and Stamford (L. B. B., Hoyt). 

 Portland, Feb., March, 1873, Nov., 1874 March, 1875, Nov., 

 1875, Dec., 1877, 1878, Jan., 1881, Dec., 1882 Feb., 1883, Jan. 

 March, 1884, Dec., 1887, Jan. March, 1893, Nov., 1895 

 March, 1896, Dec., 1896, Jan., 1898, 1900, Nov., 1903 April, 

 1904, large flights, Nov., 1906, Nov., 1907 March, 1908, large 

 flights, Jan., 1909. Litchfield, Oct. 26 Dec. 10, 1903, several 

 small flocks, Nov., 1906 (E. S. W.). New Canaan, 1903-4, 

 1904-5 (Mrs. Neide, by W. H. H.). Clinton, Nov., 1903 (H. 

 W. F.). Westbrook, Nov., 1903 (Hooker). Sharon, Jan., 1904 

 (Smith). Lakeville, 1903-4 (J. Truelove). Northford, Nov., 

 1906 (E. S. W.). 



The above records show the irregularity of the occurrence of 

 this species, some winters passing without a record, and other 

 winters having several. It further shows the two greatest flights, 

 the winter of 1895-6, and 1903-4, the latter flight being recorded 

 not only from New Haven and Portland, but also from Stam- 

 ford, Litchfield, New Canaan, Sharon, Lakeville, Clinton, and 

 Westbrook. 



Carpodacus purpureus purpureus (Gmelin). Purple Finch. 



A tolerably common summer resident; winters irregularly in 

 the southern part of the state; most abundant during migrations 

 in March, October, and November. 



Spring migration. Earliest record. New Haven, March 9, 

 1904; Portland, March 10, 1894. Latest record. New Haven, 



