36 (J. H. Merriom — Birds of Coiinecticut. 



82. ChrySOmitris tristis (Linne) Bonaparte. Common Yellowbird. 



An abundant resident, breeding late. Common everywhere, and is 

 gregarious. 



83. Plectrophanes nivalis (Linne) Meyer. Snow Bunting. 



A common winter visitor, generally seen during snow-storms. 

 Linsley, in his " Catalogue of the Birds of Connecticut," so frequently 

 cited, says, " Large flocks of the Snow Bunting were i-epeatedly seen 

 here in the winters of 1840, 1841 and 1842. Previous to tiiat period, 

 I had not seen one, here in eu/hteen years.'''' (p. 26], ibot-note). 



84. Plectrophanes LapponicUS (Linne) Selley. Lapland Longspur. 



Occurs as a winter visitant, along with P. nivalis, though no 

 record of its capture lias yet been published. My friend, Mr. Geo. 

 B. Grinnell informs rae that he has seen half a dozen specimens, 

 killed near the Connecticut River (Portland, Conn.), by Mr. W. W. 

 Coe. Mr. Walter P. Nichols has taken it near New Haven, and Mr. 

 Erwin I. Shores " obtained a male out of a flock of P. nivalis, in Nov., 

 1874" at Sufiield, Conn. Mr. Coe has taken it as late as March 16th, 

 (1875). 



85. Passerculns princeps Maynard. Maynard's Sparrow. 



Probably occurs quite regularly along the coast in Nov. and Dec. 

 (and perhaps also in March) in such sparing numbers as to escape notice. 

 The only specimen of this beautiful bird yet taken in this State, so far as 

 I am aware, is the one shot by myself while collecting invertebrates, 

 at low water, with my friend, ]Mr. S. F. Clark. " On Nov. 4th, 1875, 

 while collecting along th(; beach at ' South Knd,' a few miles below 

 New Haven, I was fortunate enough to secure a tine specimen of the 

 Ipswich Sparrow [Pa.ssemdus prime/is Maynard). The specimen 

 was a female, and in excellent conditio!). Its mate was seen, but 

 escaped capture."* The day was cold and iliilly, with occasional 

 flurries of snow. 



86. PasserCUlus Savanna (Wllson) Bonaparte. Savanna Sparrow. 



An :ibiin(l:int suiiiiricr resident, l>i'eediiig in open Helds and ))astures. 

 Arrives eai'ly in April, remaining, in large luiinbers, till aftei- the 

 middle of N()veml)er. 



* Bull. Nutt. Ornithol. Club, vol. i, No. 2, p. 52. July, 1876. 



