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Femalb, and male in winter: OUve-brownlsli above, Including the crown; 

 beneath whitish, tinged with yellow. Length 5 Inches. 



Common resident. Raises 1 brood. Eggs 3-6, bluish- white, 

 without spots. Nest of grass, bark, tow, etc., lined with 

 thistle-down, or rarely, fern-down, placed in a crotch or on the 

 limb of a tree. Eggs laid last of July and in August. Feeds 

 chiefly on seeds. Doubtfully beneficial. Notes, clear and 

 canary-like ; the ordinary call has been written ' '■per-cM-co-ree" 

 (Chapman) . 



107. Spinus pinus (Wils.). 

 PINE FINCH. SISKIN. 



Varied black, buff and white, lighter beneath, strongly tinged with yel- 

 low; bases of wing and tail feathers, yellow. Length, 4J-5 inches. 



Rare, irregular winter visitor. Very common from March 



16 to April 21, 1888, but no other visits are recorded. 



108. Plectrophenax nivalis (Linn.). 



SNOW BUNTING. 



Above, varied with brown and black; elsewhere, white, except parts of 

 wings and tail, which are black. Length, 7 inches. 



Rare and very irregular winter visitor, occurring usually 

 only during severe winters. 



109. Poocaetes gramineus (Qmel.). 



VESPER SPARROW. GRASS FINCH. BAY-WINGED 

 BUNTING. 



Above, pale ashy-brown; beneath, white; everywhere streaked with 

 dusky brown; bend of wing, bright bay; two outer tail feathers, mostly 

 white. Length, 6 inches. 



Very common summer resident. Earliest arrival, April 2 ; 

 departs in November. Raises 2 or perhaps 3 broods. Eggs 

 4-5, grayish- white, spotted and streaked with brown. Nest of 

 fine- grass, on the ground. Eggs laid from April to July. 

 Feeds chiefly on seeds. Not injurious. Notes, usually rather 

 weak, but in spring the song may be clear and ringing. 



