THE BIRDS OF SPRINGFIEIyB AND VICINITY. 27 



506. Icterus spurius (I/irni.). Orchard Oriole. 

 A not uncommon summer resident in the river towns ; it was 

 unusually numerous in 1893. 



507. Icterus galbula (I/inn,). Baltimore Oriole. 

 Abundant summer resident. Individuals of this kind are in- 

 clined to vary in their song ; I know of one whose notes, to the 

 most casual listener, suggested the tune of Yankee Doodle, 

 and the residents in the vicinity of the oriole' s nest gave it the 

 name of the ' ' Yankee Doodle bird. ' ' 



509. Scolecophagus carolinus (Mull.). Rusty 

 Blackbird. Common spring and autumn visitor. 



511. b Quiscalus quiscula' aeneus (Ridgw.)- 



Bronzed GracklE. Common summer resident ; often seen 

 here in August and September in enormous flocks. A small 

 flock passed a large portion of the winter 1900-01 in I,ong- 

 meadow. Its near relative, the Purple Grackle, may oc- 

 casionally occur here, but I have no proof of that fact. 



514. Coccothraustes vespertinus (Coop.). Even- 

 ing Grosbeak. With the exception of the winter of 1889-90, 

 this bird was never known to appear in this vicinity or else- 

 where in New England. At that time there was a large 

 incursion from the northwest into the eastern states, and 

 specimens were taken at Agawam, Brimfield and Amherst. 

 (See The Auk, vol. 7, pages 210-289.) 



515. Pinicola enucleator canadensis. (Cab.). Pine 

 Grosbeak. Irregular winter visitor ; absent some seasons, 

 common others, and rarely abundant. In 1874-5, they were 

 as numerous in the streets of Springfield as the English spar- 

 rows are now. 



517. Carpodacuspurpureus, (Gmel.). Purple Finch. 

 Tolerably common summer resident, more numerous during 

 migration ; occasionally here during winter. 



