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Occurrence. Portland, Feb. 22, 1875, Dec. 6, 1878, Dec. 21, 

 1880, Dec. 30, 1882, Feb. 9-10, 1883, Dec. 9, 1884, March 29, 

 1888, Nov. 27, 1889, April 5, 1890, ^an. 30, 1896, Feb. 19, 1896, 

 Dec. 6, 1899, May n, 1900. New Haven and vicinity, 1866 

 (Whitney) ; Jan. 15, 22, 1879 (Woolsey, in Peabody Museum) ; 

 Jan. 22, 1879 (Osborne, in coll. of L. B. B.) ; about Feb. 15, 

 1883 (Osborne) ; March 2, 1884 (Allen) ; April I, 1890 (L. B. 

 W.) ; Jan. 27, 1894 (A. H. V.) ; Feb. 27, 1900 (Beers) ; Oct. 29, 

 1906 (A. A. S.) ; Nov. 24, Dec. 8, 18, 1906, Jan. 22, 27, 1907 (E. 

 S. W. and L. B. B.) ; abundant Dec. 12, 1906 March 15, 1907 

 (A. A. S.) ; seen frequently, winter of 1908-9 (C. H. P., D. B. P., 

 A. W. H.). Bridgeport, Nov. 22, 1889 (Lucas, in coll. of Beers). 

 Fairfield, Feb. 22, 1900 (Beers). Stamford, Jan., 1889 (Camp, 

 in coll. of L. B. B.). Stony Creek, Nov., 1902 (A. E. V.). 

 Branford, Jan. 31, 1904 (Nichols). Litchfield, March, 1896 

 (Sanford) ; Nov. 29 Dec. I, 1906 (E. S. W.). Danbury, com- 

 mon, winter of 1908-9 (J. C. A. M.). Middletown, March 6, 

 1909 (flock appeared about two weeks before) (Bliss). Middle 

 Haddam, Jan. 28, 1912 (G. N. Lawson). 



Acanthis linaria rostrata (Coues). Greater Redpoll. 



The only Connecticut record is as follows: Dec. 17, 1878, 

 New Haven, two taken by Dr. W. H. Hotchkiss (in coll. of 

 L. B. B.). 



Astragalinus tristis tristis (Linnaeus). Goldfinch. 



An abundant resident, keeping in flocks from September to 

 May. 



Nest. Frequently in a maple in the streets of some village, 

 or in some other tree, at from 5 to 30 feet from the ground. 



Eggs. 4-6; late in July or early in August. 



Nesting dates. Earliest record. July I, 1900, five eggs 

 (Hill). Latest record. Aug. 31, 1906, five eggs (A. A. S.). 



Spinus pinus (Wilson). Pine Siskin. 



An irregular winter resident from November until April; 

 sometimes very abundant, but usually absent. 



Earliest record. New Haven, Oct. 8, 1906; Portland, Oct. 15, 

 1908. 



