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517. Carpodacus purpureus purpureus (Gmel.). Purple 

 Finch. — Common summer resident. First appear- 

 ance very irregular; as late as Oct. 27. Song period 

 from first appearance till middle of July. 



. Passer domesticus domesticus (Linn.). House or Eng- 

 lish Sparrow. — Abundant resident. They are ob- 

 served "house hunting" here as early as Mar. 14, 

 and nest building is common during last week in 

 Mar. In the fall months a local migration is notice- 

 able from the town to the country about July 1, 

 and returning about Oct. 1, the attraction to the 

 country being, probably, the grain fields, as clouds 

 of sparrows are seen about them during July, Aug., 

 and Sept. 



521. Loxia curvirostra' minor (Brehm.). American Cross- 



bill. — Occurs very irregularly here; some seasons 

 common, then none observed for three or four 

 years. I have observed it in Jan., ^lay, Jun., 

 Jul., Aug., and Sep. 



522. Loxia leucoptera Gmel. White-winged Crossbill. — 



Less common than the last. Observed from Aug. 

 to Jan. 



528. Acanthis linaria linaria (Linn.). Redpoll. — Though 



I am keeping all Redpoll notes under this specific 

 name, it is possible that some of my observations 

 may have been of other species of Redpolls. One 

 observation in Dec; all others confined to Feb. 

 and Mar. 



529. Astragalinus tristis tristis (Linn.). American Gold- 



finch. — Mostly a summer resident, though an 

 occasional winter flock may be seen here. I feel 

 sure from observations at Deerfield that they nest 

 there, though I have not found the nest or young. 



