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-Common at Leesburg, Va., Aug. 35, 1878-T. W- vii., 8, 133- 

 Several hundred killed at Blacksburg, Va., between Sept. 1 and 18, 

 1876-E.(lzey, M. G.). vii., 36, 404— Noticed in southeastern Wyora- 

 ins Aug. 3, 1875— A. G. Brackett. (Undoubtedly var. i^n'O/i—H. B. 

 B ) viii., 7, 96— Summer resident at Webster, N. H.; breeds m rocky 

 fields— Chas. F. Goodhue, viii, 13, 193-^ Appears on the Coteau des 

 Prairies, Dakota, May 35; breeds; is abundant ; leaves Sept. 17— 

 Chas. E. McChesney. (Isn't it var. henryi—H.. B. B.) vm., 17,^B» 

 —Found near Washington, D. C.—(R. F. Boiseau). vui., 19, 300— 

 Found in Michigan— "Archer" (G. A. Stockwell). ix., 10, 185— Ar- 

 rived at Ferrisburgh, Vt., May 19, 1877— R. (E. Robinson), x.,5, 

 76— Dates of arrival in spring at Fiamingham, Mass., for twenty-tive 

 years— F. C. Browne, x.,' 19, 359— Arrived at Lebanon, 111., April 

 23 1878— "Ptarmigan." xi., 3, 47— Not abundant at Peotone, 111.; 

 breeds— D. H. Eaton, xU., 11, 305— Very common in Nova Scotia— 

 J. Matthew Jones. 

 Chordelles vir^nianus henryi. Western Night Hawk, ii., 33, 341— 

 Found in Russell Co., Kansas, feeds only on insects in spnng— F. 8. 

 B.(enson). xi., 8, 46— Account of an egg hatching out after having 

 been pricked with a pin and blood drawn— Cleveland Rockwell, xii. , 

 19, 365— First seen May 31, 1878, at Como, Wyoming, afterward 

 common — S. W. Williston. ; 



ChrVgomitris lawrencei. Lawrence's Gpldfinch. vii., 1, 4— One shot at 

 Nicasio, Cal., May 10, 1876 ; a few breed here— C. A. Allen. 



Cirysomitris plnus. Pine Finch; Pine Linnet, iv., 4, -64— Abundant 

 near Wenham, Mass., the past winter (1874r-5)— Fred. A. Ober. v., 

 18, 376— Account of their habits with us in winter— E. B. Tober. v. , 

 33, 356— None have appeared round Portland, Me., during this winter 

 (1875-6) up to date, January 13, 1876, though they were abundant 

 last winter— "E. S." vi., 5, 68— Very common near Calais, Me., 

 during the severe winter of 1858-9 ; specimens dissected had eggs as 

 large as buckshot in February— Geo A. Boardman. vi., 9, 133 — Be- 

 tween April 10 and 30 they all depart for the North from Massachu- 

 setts — J. A. Allen, vi., 9, 133 — Abundant at Riverdale-on-Hudson 

 during the winter of 18J'4-5— E. P. Bicknell. vii. , 10, 147— Suggests 

 that the birds taken m New Brunswick may be the European Pine 

 Finch (O. spirms) as accounts of their habits vary so from observations 

 made near New York, vii., 18, 276 — Spmetimes common in winter 

 at Ann Arbor, Mich. — A. B. Covert, vii., 31, 335 — A rare winter 

 visitor in Yates County, N Y.; irregular ; has been taken in the early 

 part of Maj' — J. B. Gilbert, viii., 4, 49 — A few f omid in winter at 

 Webster N. H.— Chas. F.Goodhue, viii., .7, 96— Noticed on Clark's 

 Island, Plymouth, Mass., in 1853— F. C. Browne, viii., 18, 381— 

 Found in Michigan— "Archer" (6. A. Stockwell). ix., 16, 310— 

 Noticed at Webster, N. H., Nov. 13, 1877— "Palco" (Chas. F. Good- 

 hue). X., 19, 359— Notice by the Editors that they have been found 

 breeding in winter by Mr. C. Hart Merriam, who has promised an 

 article later, x., 34, 463 — Interesting account of the finding its nests 

 and breeding habits described; inXewis County, N. Y., nests with 

 young, April 13, 1878 ; also nests taken at Lyon's, Falls by Mr. A. J. 

 Dayan, March 18, containing three eggs, and one April 20, containing 

 two eggs, which were left until the 25th, but no more eggs were laid— • 

 C. Hart Merriam. xii., 6, 105— Not common in Nova Scotia— J. 

 Matthew Jones, xii., 17, 825— Abundant during migrations last Aug. 

 near Como, Wyoming— G. Bird Grinnell. xii., 30, 385— Noticed at 

 Plymouth, Mass., Oct. 34, 1853— F. C. Browne. 



Chrysomitris tristis. Goldfinch, i., 36, 404— Found in New England in 

 winter— F. B. ii., 7, 103— Finds fault with Dr. Coues for saying in 

 "Key to North American Birds" that they lay spotted eggs, and says 

 they are never spotted— C. F. S. ii., 8, 133— Has always found their 



