AVES. 167 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



FRINGILLIDAE. 



309. Z.i:melodia ludoyicl^xa (Linne) Coues. 

 Rose-breasted grosbeak; Throat-cut. 



Loxia ludoviciana Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 12, 1766, vol. 1, p. 306. 



"iX LUDOVICIA." 



Habia ludoviciana (Linne). Chapman, Handb. birds east. 

 No. Anier., 1895, p. 312; Bird-life, 1898, pi. 54; Stone, Auk, 1899, 

 vol. 16, pi. 4. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 10, figs. 9, 10. 



Orchard and shade trees and borders of vv'oods near water; nests 

 in bushes and trees. 



Me. — Common summer resident except m eastern part. (April 

 26) May 4r-Aug. 27. Eggs, June 10-30. 



N. H. — Common summer resident at lower elevations. May 

 12-Sept. 18. 



Vt. — Common summer resident. INIay-Sept. 14. Eggs, June 

 2-23. 



]\Lass. — Common summer resident. (April 26) May 2-Oct. 3. 

 Eggs, May 25-Jime 15. 



R. I. — Common summer resident, mainly in northern part. 

 May 4-Oct. 2. Eggs, :\Iay 23-June 4. 



CoNX. — Common summer resident; accidental in "OTnter. 

 May 1-Sept. (Nov. 25; Jan. 18, 1893, Stonington). Eggs, :\Iay 24. 



310. GuiRACA CAERULEA (Linne) Swainson. 

 Blue grosbeak. 



Chapman, Handb. birds east. Xo. Amer., 1895, p. 313. McAtee, 

 U. S. dept. agric, biol. surv., bull. 32, pi. 4. 



Loxia caendea Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 175. 

 "A:merica." 



Brush-gro'\^ii fields and thickets; nests in bushes or weedy 

 growths. 



Me. — Recorded from Calais, but in error for Grand Menan, 

 N. B. 



