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years flocks numbering in the thousands are frequently ob- 

 served. 

 99. Astragalinus tristis — American goldfinch. Common resident. 



100. Spinus pinus — Pine siskin. Winter visitor. 



101. Passerina nivalis — Snowflake. Winter visitor. 



102. Pooecetes gramineus — Vesper sparrow^. Common summer resi- 



dent. Has been seen as late as Dec. 25th. 



103. Passerculus sandwichensis savanna^Savanna sparrow. Summer 



resident. 



104. Coturniculus savannarum passerinus — Grasshopper sparrow^. 



Summer resident — not common. 



105. Coturniculus henslowii — Henslow sparrow. One pair has nested 



each summer in a certain locality — a swamp in the southeast- 

 ern part of the town of Bennington — for the four years, 1909, 

 1911, 1912, 1913. 



106. Zonotrichia leucophrys — \^^hite-c^owned sparrow. Migrant — not 



very common; occasionally sings during spring migrations. 



107. Zonotrichia albicollis — White-throated sparrow. Summer resi- 



dent. Breeds almost wholly in the mountains above 1,000 feet 

 altitude. 



108. Spizella monticola — Tree sparrow. Winter visitor. 



109. Spizella socialis — Chipping sparrow. Summer resident. 



110. Spizella pusilla — Field sparrow. Summer resident. This bird 



has been heard singing at midnight. 



111. Junco hyemalis — ^Slate-colored junco. Summer resident — occa- 



sonally winters. Breeds in the mountains, usually above 1,000 

 feet altitude. 



112. Melospiza cinerea melodia — Song sparrow. Summer resident. 



113. Melospiza georgiana — Swamp sparrow. Summer resident. 



114. Passerella iliaca — Fox sparrow. Migrant. 



115. Passer domesticus — English sparrow. Resident. 



116. Pipilo erythrophthalmus — Towhee. Summer resident. 



117. Zamelodia ludoivciana — Rose-breasted grosbeak. Summer resi- 



dent — seems to be more abundant during the past five or six 

 years. 



118. Cyanospiza cyanea — Indigo bunting. Summer resident. 



119. Piranga erythromelas — Scarlet tanager. Summer resident — not 



common. 



