AVES. 145 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



FRINGILLIDAE. 



Spruce and fir forests; nests in trees. 



Me. — Fall and winter visitor of varying abundance, and in 

 northern forests a rare resident. Oct. 25- April 18; summer. Eggs, 

 May 14-27. 



N. H. — Fall and winter visitor of varying abundance, and un- 

 common summer resident above 3000 ft. in White Mts., north. 

 Oct. 18-April 20; summer. 



Vt. — Winter visitor of varying abundance. Nov. 15-Mar. 24. 



Mass. — Irregular winter visitor of varying abundance. Oct. 

 24- April 4 (April 24). 



R. I. — Irregular winter visitor, sometimes common. 



Conn.- — Irregular winter visitor, sometimes common. Nov. 24- 

 Mar. 31. 



272. Carpodacus purpureus (Gmelin) Gray. 

 Purple finch; Red Unnet. 



Fringilla 'purpurea Gmelin, Syst. nat., 1788, vol. 1, pt. 2, p. 923. 

 "Carolina." 



Eryfhrospiza purpurea (Gmel.). Audubon, Birds of Amer., 

 1841, vol. 3, p. 170, pi. 196. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 7, figs. 14, 15. 



Orchards, shade trees, and forests; nests in trees. 



Me. — Common migrant and summer resident ; rare winter 

 resident (Rangeley Lakes, Jan. 15, 1884). Mar. 21-Oct. (winter). 

 Eggs, June 4. 



N. H. — Common summer resident below 3000 ft.; rare in 

 winter. April 15-Dec. 22; winter. 



Vt. — Common summer resident. 



Mass. — Common migrant, less common summer, and occasional 

 winter resident. Mar. 8-Oct. 21; winter. Eggs, May 25-June 

 19 (! Sept. 10). 



R. I. — Common summer and uncommon winter resident. April 

 7-Oct.; winter. Eggs, May 19- June 8. 



