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Fringilla carduelis Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 180. "in 

 Etxropae junipeketis." 



Carduelis elegans Steph. Dresser, Birds of Europe, 1871-81, vol. 3, 

 pi. [166]. 



Open country, orchards, and deciduous woods; nests in trees. 



Mass. — Introduced in eastern .part, but not well established ; bred near 

 Worcester, July 11, 1890. 



Conn. — Escape, or straggler from lots introduced in neighboring 

 country: New Haven, May 9, 1892. 



Rynchophanes macownii (Lawrence). McCown's longspur. — Doubt- 

 fully recorded for Massachusetts on the basis of a market specimen said 

 to have been taken at Ipswich, Jan. 7, 1877. 



CoTURNicuLus BAiRDii (Audubon). Baird's sparrow. — The first 

 known specimens of Passer cuius princeps were recorded under this name. 



Petjcaea AESTIVALIS BACHMANii (Audubou). Bachman's finch. — 

 Recorded from Berlin, Mass., in error for Ammodramus henslowii. 



Passerina ciris (Linne) Vieillot. 

 Painted bunting ; Nonpareil. 

 Emheriza ciris Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 179. "America." 

 Spiza ciris (Wils.). Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1841, vol. 3, p. 93, pi. 169. 

 Thickets and hedges; nests in bushes or low trees. 

 Me.— "Escape," Portland, June 10, 1904. 

 Mass. — Four instances; believed to be escaped cape birds. 

 R. I. — Accidental visitor or escape: Scituate, summer, 1882. 



Paroaria cucullata (Latham). Crested cardinal. — A South American 

 species, once taken at Newport, R. I., Sept., 1885, but doubtless an 

 escaped cagebird. 



Gubernatrix CRIST ATA (VieiUot). — A South American finch, of which 

 a specimen supposed to be an escape, was taken at Pro-\adence, R. I., July 

 7, 1888. 



ViREO ATRicAPiLLus Woodhouse. Black- capped Vireo. — Verj^ doubt- 

 fully recorded from Lanesboro, Mass. 



Helinaia swainsonii (Audubon). Swainson's warbler. — Erroneously 

 accredited to Massachusetts by Audubon. 



Helminthophila lawrencei (Herrick) Ridgway. 

 Lawrence's warbler. 

 Ridgway, Bull. 50, U. S. nat. mus., 1902, pt. 2, p. 452. 



