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83. Corvus corax principalis — Northern raven. One sliot in Shafts- 



bury, Nov. 7, 1909. Mounted and owned by Ira Adams, N. Ben- 

 nington. 



84. Corvus americanus — American crow. Abundant resident. 



85. Doliclionyx oryzivorus — Bobolink. Common summer resident. 



86. Molothrus ater — Cowbird. Summer resident — not common. 



87. Agelaius phoeniceus — Red-winged blackbird. A common summer 



resident. 



88. Sturnella magna — Meadow lark. A common summer resident; 



occasionally winters — a flock of 12 remained during the winter 

 of 1908-1909. 



89. Ictarus spurius — Orchard oriole. Has been observed only once, 



on May 30, 1905. 



90. Icterus galbula — Baltimore oriole. Common summer resident. 



91. Scolecophagus carolinus — Rusty blackbird. Migrant. From five 



to ten are observed every year in spring migrations. 



92. Quiscalus quiscula aeneus — Bronzed grackle. A common summer 



resident. 



93. Hesperiphona vespertina — Evening grosbeak. A flock of about 



40 spent the month of April, 1909, in and about the village of 

 Bennington. Were first seen April 1, last seen April 18. In 

 1911 a fiock of five were seen on March 27 and for four or five 

 days afterwards. In 1913 a flock of 25 to 30 were flrst seen 

 Jan. 1st, and were seen many times by many observers on dif- 

 ferent dates until April 20th. 



94. Pinocola enucleator leucura — Pine grosbeak. Winter visitor. A 



flock of flve were first seen Dec. 7, 1903, last seen March 8, 1904. 

 In 1906-1907 a fiock of about 20 remained from Dec. 5, 1906, to 

 Feb. 8, 1907. In 1910 and 1911 a flock of about 30 were seen 

 Dec. 2, 1910, and a flock of 11 on Jan. 2, 1911; 1913, Dec. 16, 

 three were seen. 



95. Carpodacus purpureus — Purple finch. A common summer resi- 



dent. A small flock remained during the winter of 1911-1912. 



96. Loxia curvirostra minor — American crossbill. Only one bird seen 



and that one on June 19, 1903. 



97. Loxia leucoptera — White-winged crossbill. The only observation 



was made on Feb. 11, 1909, when five were seen. 



98. Acanthis linaria — Redpoll. Winter visitor. Rather irregular in 



its visitations — some winters none are seen while in other 



