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March 6 to September 21 (November). 



(180) 5 nb. Quiscalus quiscula seneus (Ridgw.). 

 BRONZED GRACKLE. A common summer resident in the north- 

 ern portions of the State. (See preceding species) . 



March 5 to November i. 



(181) 515. Pinicola enucleator canadensis (Cab.) 

 CANADIAN PINE GROSBEAK. Pine Grosbeak. A rare and irreg- 

 ular winter visitant. Mr. Newton Dexter writes that it was very 

 abundant in winter of 1853. Dr. Rives states that this species 

 visited Rhode Island during the winter of 1863-4, as it did all New 

 England. Only a few full plumaged males were seen, most of the 

 birds being females and young. 1 Mr. F. T. Jencks writes that 

 " during the winter of 1872-3 and again ten years later they were 

 quite plentiful." During the winter of 1892-3, the year of the 

 remarkable flight, they visited the State in large numbers. 2 Mr. 

 H. S. Hathaway writes " that a few flocks were seen at Smithfield 

 during the week of February 2-8. 1896, a large portion of them 

 being in the red plumage." Mr. O. Durfee says "that these 

 birds Barely leave the pine timber of Taunton to come down the 

 river."* 



(182) 517. Carpodacus purpureus (Gmel.) . PURPLE 

 FINCH. Red Linnet. A common summer resident, and fre- 

 quently seen during the winter months. 



April 14 to October. Winter. 



(183) Passer domesticus (Linn.). HOUSE SPARROW. 

 English Sparrow. An abundant resident. Not only is it an 

 inhabitant of the towns and villages, but also of the farms. It 

 even builds its nest under the Osprey's, among the larger sticks 

 of the foundation. f 



1 Dr. Rives' List, p. 32. 



2 Auk, Vol. XII, No. 3, p. 254. 



* F. & S., Vol. XXII, No. 5, p. 83. 



Southwick's List, p. 9. 



t Am. Nat., Vol. VIII, No. n, p. 692. ' 



