160 FAI^M OF XEW EXGLAXD. 



PASSERES. OSCIXES. 



FRIXGILLIDAE. 



Fringilla raoniicola Gmel., Syst. nat., 17SS, vol. 1. pt. 2. p. 912. 



"iX AilERICA SEPTEXTEIOXALI." 



Arctic thickets in summer; fields and marshes in "ndnter migra- 

 tion ; nests on the ground. 



Me. — Common migrant and in southern counties a winter resi- 

 dent. (Early Aug., Fort Kent: Sept.) Oct. 8-April 28 Qlay 16). 



X. H. — Common migrant, and from AMiite Mts. south, uncom- 

 mon winter resident. Oct. S-April 24. 



Vt. — Common migrant and less common winter resident. Oct.- 

 April. 



I\La.ss. — Common migrant and less common winter resident. 

 (Sept. 21) Oct. 1&-April 25 Qlay 7, 1893, Lexington). 



R. I. — Common -^-inter resident. Nov. 7-April 1.5. 



Coxx. — Common migrant and less common winter resident. 

 Oct. 28-April 12. 



298. Spizella passertxa 'Bechstcki) A. O. U. comm. 

 Chipping sparrow; Chip-bird; Chippy; Hair-bird. 



Fringilla passerina Bechstein, in Latham, Allgem. uebers. vogel, 

 1798, vol. 3, pt. 2, p. 544, pi. 120, fig. 1. "Caxada." 



Spizella socialis (AYUs.). Chapman, Handb. birds east. Xo. 

 Amer., 1895, p. .302. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 10, %5. 1, 2. 



Fringilla socialis Wils. Audubon, Omith. biogr., 1839, vol. 5, 

 p. 517, pi. 104. 



Orchards, fields, and ^■icinity of dwellings; nests in trees, hedges, 

 or \Tnes. 



Me. — Common migrant and summer resident. (April 2 April 

 9-Oct. 23 (X'oT. 7). Eggs, May 23- June 2; early .July (2d brood). 



X. H. — Common migrant and summer resident at lower eleva- 

 tions. April 10-Oct. 31. Eggs, May 31- June 16; July 29 (2d 



brood). 



Vt. — Common migrant and summer resident. Apjril 4-Oct. 



