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^giothus exilipes Cones. — -American Mealy Redpoll. 

 Very rare and occasional winter visitant. This is Linaria 

 or JEgiotJms ""^ canescens" of Audubon's works and of the 

 local lists. I do not think the true canescens, from 

 Greenland, occurs. 



In addition to the preceding it is very probable that my 

 ^giothus fuscescens, from Labrador, occurs in winter. 



Gurvirostra Americana Wils. — Red Crossbill. Resi- 

 dent, and abundant, though of irregular and uncertain 

 occurrence. Known to breed at least as far south as 

 Massachusetts. ("Said to breed in winter." Calais, Me., 

 Boar dm., p. 126.) 



No. 407, $. Essex Co. S. Jillson, Winter, 1855. 

 No. 405, ?. " " " " " " 



Gurvirostra leucoptera Wils. — White- winged Crossbill. 

 Resident, and common, though less so than the preceding. 

 In southern portions it is chiefly a winter visitant. ("Res- 

 ident ; breeds iu winter;" Calais, Me., Board., p. 126.) 



No. 410, $. Essex Co. S. Jillson, Winter, 1855. 

 No. 408, $ . " " " " " " 



Plecti'ophanes nivalis Meyer. — Snow Bunting. Com- 

 mon winter visitant, but rarely remains all summer in 

 New England. (Breeding; Springfield, Mass., summer 

 of 1862. C. W. Bennett, All., p. 70.) 



No. 373. Essex Co. Jostina Cleaves, Nov. 18, 1859. 



No. 1171, J. Salem, Essex Co. S. Carlen, Jan. 1867. 



No. 1172, ?. " u " « " " " 



No. 106, adult. Great Slave Lake. From the Chicago Acad., 1864. 



Plectrophanes Lapponicus Selby. — Lapland Bunting. 

 Rare winter visitant throughout New England. 



No. 372. Essex Co. S. Jillson, 1855. 



GJiondestes grojmmacus Swains. — Lark Finch. One 

 instance. Entirely exceptional. (Gloucester, 1845, S. 

 Jillson. Putn., p. 224.) 



Passerculus savanna Bon. — Savannah Sparrow. Abun- 

 dant. Chiefly spring and autumn visitant, but breeds, 

 especially in more northern portions. Probably none 

 winter. 



No. 392, (J. Essex Co. S. Jillson, 1855. 



Passerculus " alaudinus " Bon. Western Savannah 

 Sparrow. 



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