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record. Possibly the Purple Finch was meant. The only 

 other records that I have are one by Mr. A. Hall, of Cleve- 

 land, who captured a specimen, date not known, and one 

 by myself in Lorain county, January 1, 1902. It seems like- 

 ly that more activity in field work during the winter would 

 result in other records of this interesting species. 



188. (517.) Carpodacus purpureus (Gmel.). 86. 



Purple Finch. 



Synonyms: Fringilla purpurea 



Purple Grosbeak, Crimson Finch, Linnet. 

 Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1838, 164, 184. 



The Purple Finch is a regular, but hardly common, mi- 

 grant, and less numerous v/inter resident in all parts of the 

 state. With us it occurs in small flocks, frequently asso- 

 ciated with Goldfinch. In Lorain county it is too irregular 

 to make any definite statements about its appearance in 

 spring or autumn worth anything. Singing individuals 

 have been recorded after the middle of May, and as early 

 as the first of September. 



While in the state the fbod of this species is not such as 

 to afifect agricultural interests, if it ever does. I have seen 

 it breaking off and scattering the buds from trees, working 

 at the pine cones, and eating weed seeds from near the 

 ground. 



189. (521.) LoxiA curvirostra minor (Brehm.). 87. 



American Crossbill. 



Synonyms: Loxia curvirostra var. americana, L. curvirostra, 

 Curvirostra americana, Curvirostra minor. 

 Common Crossbill, American Red Crossbill, Red Crossbill. 

 Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1838, 164, 184. 



This Crossbill is an irregular winter visitor, and possibly 

 breeds occasionally. Its appearance and disappearance are 

 unaccountable. It has appeared at Oberlin during early 

 autumn and been common both in the village and surround- 

 ing region vmtil the following June, and then disappeared 

 completely for months or years. Considerable flights some- 



