70 THE BIRDS OF RHODE ISLAND. 



(184) 521. Lroxia curvirostra minor (Brehm). Ameri 

 CAN Crossbill. Red Crossbill. — A common, but irregular visi- 

 tant, generally in winter and spring.* 



January, Febriiary, March, April, May, and December. 



(185) 522, Loxia leucoptera Gmel. White-winged 

 Crossbill. — An extremely rare and irregular visitant in winter. 

 Southwick includes it in his List,i and Mr. H. S. Hathaway writes 

 that it is rare. Mr. F. T. Jencks took a pair just east of the 

 Rhode Island line in Seekonk, Mass., in the winter of 1874 or 

 1875- 



(186) 528. Acanthis linaria (Linn.). Redpoll. — An 

 irregular winter visitant, during some seasons common. Mr. F. 

 T. Jencks writes that flocks of hundreds were seen in the winter 

 of 1874-75. Mr. H. S. Hathaway writes "that he saw a flock of 

 over one hundred, March 25, 1880." Lt. Wirt Robinson took 

 two at Newport on March 14, 1888. Mr. F. E. Newbury saw 

 a small flock near Greenville on March 7, 1897. Undoubtedly 

 the Greater Redpoll {A. linaria rostrata) also occurs. 



(October) to (April). 



(187) 529. Astragalinus tristis (Linn.). American 

 Goldfinch. — Summer Yellowbird. Yellowbird. Thistlebird. — 

 An abundant summer, and common winter resident. 



(188) 533. Spinus pinus (Wils.). Pine Siskin. Gray 

 Linnet. — An irregular winter visitant, often common. f 



October to April 17. 



(189) 534. Passerina nivalis (Linn.). Snowflake. Snow 

 Bunting. — A common winter resident, abundant on migrations. 

 They appear and leave inland, with heavy snows. t 



November 25 to March 29. 



* Ran. Notes, Vol. I, No. 6, p. 6. 



' Southwick's List, p. 10. 



t F. & S., Vol. XXII, No. 5, p. 83. 



Coues and Stearns's, " New Eng. Bird Life," Vol. I, p. 229. 



t F. & S., Vol. XXIV, No. 12, p. 225. 



