*I30 Birds of Massachusetts 



Lamb j ^ Cambridge, a male was taken by Mr. Henry M. Spelman, 

 November 15, 1880 ; ■' Nantasket Beach, a male was shot February 

 22, 1883, by Mr. Matthew Lucas [^Luce ?], Jr., and is now in Mr. 

 William Brewster's collection ; ^ Nantasket, " a few '' were taken 

 in the winter of i882-'83, according to Mr. A. P. Chadbourne ; ^ 

 Waltham, one taken March 20, 1888, by Dr. Walter Faxon ;, 

 Massachusetts, Dr. T. M. Brewer recorded as " undoubtedly " 

 from Massachusetts a bird in the collection of F. P. Atkinson ; s 

 Newtonville, a specimen is cited by Mr. A. P. Morse as in the 

 collection of the Museum of Wellesley College, No. 10,861.* 

 November 15 to March 20. 



Note: Acanthis bre-wsterii'R.\&^vi. Brewster's Linnet. 



The type of this supposed species, which was taken at Waltham, Nov- 

 ember I, 1S70, by Mr. William Brewster, remains unique. It may possibly 

 /be a hybrid, and until more is known about this form, it requires only 

 this mention.* 



358. Loxia leucoptera Gmel. White-winged Crossbill. 



A rare and irregular winter visitant from the north, often 

 abundant. It was abundant in the State during the winters of 

 i854-'55, i86o-'6i, i868-'69, i88i-'82, rSSg-'go, and especially 

 so in 1899-1900. 



October 22 to May 12 (May 25). 



Amherst: "Occasionally seen." Berkshire: " Irregular winter visit- 

 ant." Bristol County: "Very rare and irregular winter visitant." 

 Common in 1900." Brookline : "Irregular winter visitant.'' Cambridge: 

 Irregular winter visitant. Cohasset : " Numerous in winter of 1899-iqoo." 

 Dedham : "Common winter visitor"[?]. Essex County: " Winter." _ 

 Ipswich : "Common in winters of [i868-'69] and 1899-1900." Springfield: 

 " Irregular winter visitor." Templeton : " Rare and irregular winter 

 visitor." Wellesley: " Scarce and irregular winter visitor." 



359. Loxia curvirostra minor (Brehm). American Red 

 Crossbill. 



An irregular visitant at all seasons and in varying abundance. 



1 Brewster; Auk, Vol. IV, No. 3, Apr., 1887, p. 163. 



^ Chadbourne; Quart. Journ. Boston Z06I. Soc, Vol. II, No. 3, Apr., 1883, 



P-3I- - 

 ^ Brewer; Proc. Best. Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. XX, 1879, p. 270. 

 '' Morse; Birds of Wellesley, 1897, p. 290. 

 ' Ridgway; Amer. Nat., Vol. VI, No. 7, July, 1872, p. 433. 



