108 



and March 8, 1886. C. H. Bollman saw eleven in a fir tree in Blooming-ton 

 June 24, and reported them alsp on July 10, 13 and 14 (B. W. -E.). 



After being reported quite often during this period of 4 years, Cross- 

 bills were not again recorded until 1892, when six were observed by E. M. 

 Kindle and A. B. TJlrey on March 1. The last date recorded for this 

 locality is March 3, 1893 (E. M. K.), when a crossbill probably of this 

 species, was identified by note. 



109. [522] Loxia leucoptera Gmel. White- winged Crossbill. 

 A very irregular visitor, much more rare than the last. 

 White-winged Crossbills were first observed here February 6, 1883. 



On that date B. W. Everrnann took two males from a flock of fifteen in a 

 yard on College Avenue, Bloomington. A female was taken February 10, 

 and "two days later two more specimens were taken near the same place." 

 (A. W. Butler, in "Papers Read at the World's Congress of Ornithology" 

 in Chicago, 1893-6.) 



Mr. Evermann also observed this bird February 23 (List of Birds of 

 Carroll County, "Auk," 1889). C. H. Bollman gives a queried record of this 

 species for December 12, 1885. About five were identified by note. 



A. W. Butler says: "The only instance of its occurrence in summer 

 in the Ohio valley is that given me by the late C. H. Bollman. He saw 

 eleven in a fir tree in Bloomington, Ind., June 24, 1886." However, on 

 C. H. Bollman's schedule for 1886, this date is attributed to the other 

 species, in the account of which I have placed it. 



110. [528] Acanthis linaria (Linn. ). Redpoll. 

 Irregular winter visitor. 



"B. W. Evermann identified a single bird at Bloomington in December, 

 1882" (A. W. Butler). C. H. Bollman .reports "one seen" in his list of 

 1886, and "Mr. Chauncey Juday obtained specimens from a flock of twenty 

 at .Bloomington, April 12, 1895" (A. W. Butler). W. S. Blatchley also 

 reports one January 30, 1883. 



111. [529] Asitragcdinustn'stisCLiniL,,). American Goldfinch,* 

 Abundant resident. 



Song March 29 (W. L. M.,'02). June 12, 1902, a nest and four eggs in 

 a .wild rose bush (C. G. L.). October 2, 1903, I shot a young Goldfinch 

 with the short wings and tail and fluffy feathers of a fledgeling, that 

 was unable to fly well and was still being fed by the mother. 



The plumage changes are very interesting. It requires about a 

 month for all the males to assume the summer plumage. None were seen 



