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Breeds also irregularly and rarely. It nested in August, 1875, at 

 Tyngsborough.i Young birds were obtained at Weston in May, 

 1862 f birds were also taken in first plumage in August in 

 Newtonville ; ' it was also found breeding in Framingham in 

 188453 three females were taken in April, 1889, near Highland 

 Light, Cape Cod which had just deposited eggs * and perhaps bred 

 at Winchendon in 1888.^ It probably occasionally breeds in 

 Berkshire County. 



Amherst: " Very irregular, some years common." Berkshire: "Found 

 at all. seasons." Bristol County : " Irregular winter visitant." Brookline : 

 " Common migrant, .... irregular at all seasons." Cambridge : Of irreg- 

 ular occurrence at all seasons. Cohasset: "Irregular winter visitor." 

 Dedham : "A very erratic winter visitor." Essex County: "Winter. 

 Abundant." Ipswich: Irregular at all seasons. Martha's Vineyard: 

 " Uncommon migrant." Springfield: "Irregular winter visitor : it may 

 occasionally breed here." Templeton : " Irregular winter visitor.'' \Vel- 

 lesjey : " Irregular winter visitant .... sometimes common." 



360. Carpodacus purpureas (Gmel.). Purple Finch. 



A common- summer resident, and not uncommon in winter, 

 though varying in numbers during different years. 



March 8 to October 21. 



Amherst: " Common summer resident." Berkshire: " Common sum- 

 mer resident, rare in winter." Bristol County: "Common summer resi- 

 dent. Casual in winter." Brookline: " Permanent resident, rare in win- 

 ter, common in summer." Cambridge: Permanent resident. Very 

 common from Mai'ch to October ; irregular, but sometimes abundant in 

 winter. Cohasset: " Numerous in summer, common in winter." Ded- 

 ham: "Common. A few winter." Essex County: "Resident. Com- 

 mon.'' Ipswich: "Common summer resident.'' Martha's Vineyard: 

 " Uncommon summer resident." Springfield : " Tolerably common 

 summer resident, more numerous during migration ; occasionally- here 

 during winter." Templeton: " Common summer resident." Wellesley: 

 " Common summer resident .... sometimes found in winter.'' 



361. Pinicola enucleator canadensis (Cab.). Canadian 

 Pine Grosbeak. 



An irregular, but often abundant winter visitants. Appearing, 



iMaynard ; Birds of East. N. Amer., 1882, Appen., p. 518. 



"Allen ; Amer. Nat., Vol. Ill, No. 11, Jan., 1870, p. 584, p. 31 of separate. 



'Browne; Auk, Vol. II, No. i, Jan., 1885, p. 105. 



< Miller; Auk, Vol. VII, No. i, Jan., 1890, p. 228. 



5 Brewster ; Auk, Vol. V, No. 4, Oct.. 1888, p. 390. 



