284 COUES, BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND. 



though it will doubtless before long become generally 

 distributed. All the important circumstances attending 

 the introduction of the species are fortunately on record. 

 See, particularly, Lawr., p. 287 ; Proc. B. 8. N. H., xi, 

 1867, p. 157, and 1868, p. 389 : also "Atlantic Monthly" 

 for 1868. 



Euspiza Americana Bon. Black-throated Bunting. 

 Rare or accidental as far north as Massachusetts, beyoud 

 which it is not recorded. ("Mass.," Nutt., i, p. 461; 

 Emm.,^. 4; Peab., p. 319; Putn., p. 227; /Sam., p. 

 10; AIL, p.. 84. "New Haven, Conn. ; very common;" 

 Lins., p. 261.) 



No. 103, $. Utah. C. S. McCarthy. From the Chicago Academy 

 of Sciences, 1864. 



Guiraca Ludoviciana Swains. Rose-breasted Gros- 

 beak. Throughout New England in summer. Not 

 abundant, except in particular localities, where it appears 

 to have increased in numbers of late years (e. g. Essex 

 Co. ; "quite common;" S. Jillson, Putn., p. 212). 



No. 411, $, Essex Co. S. Jilison, 1866. 

 No. 409, ?. " " " " " 



Guiraca coerulea Swains. Blue Grosbeak. Summer 

 visitant; rare or occasional. As far north, at least, as 

 Calais, Me. (Boardm., p. 127. Omitted from Sam. 

 0. 0.) 



Cyanospiza cyanea Baird. Indigo Bird. Summer 

 resident. Not abundant much north of Massachusetts. 



No. 424, $. Essex Co. S. Jillson, 1856. 

 No. 417, $. " " " " " 



Gardinalis Virginianus'Bp. Cardinal Grosbeak. Rare 

 and accidental as far north as Massachusetts. Perhaps, 

 as suggested by Mr. Linsley, some of the instances of its 

 occurrence may have been cage-birds which had escaped. 

 (See Nutt., Man. i, p. 519. Connecticut, Peab., p. 329 ; 

 AIL, p. 85. New York Island, Lawr., p. 286. Omit- 

 ted from Sam. 0. 0.) 



Pipilo erythrophthalmus Vieill. Towhee Bunting. 

 Summer visitant. Most abundant in more southern por- 

 tions. 



No. 414, $ . Lynn, Essex Co. S. Jillson, 1855. 



No. 557, $, young. Lynn, Essex Co. S. Jillson, July, 1855. 



