Maynard.] 372 [October 18, 



56. JEgiothus linarus Cab. Eedpoll Linnet. 



Common in winter throughout the New England States during cer- 

 tain seasons. They disappeared entirely from Bethel and Albany in 

 the latter part of November, 1869. I did not see it in Coos county 

 during the first week in November. It is found far north. 



57. Plectrophanes nivalis Meyer. Snow Bunting. 

 Common in winter throughout New England. I found it in Coos 



county in the latter part of October, 1869, although generally breed- 

 ing far north. This species may breed on the tops of some of the 

 ranges of Maine and New Hampshire. I have a note of a well au- 

 thenticated instance of a large flock being seen on Mount Katahdin, 

 in early August, 1869. 



58. Plectrophanes Lapponicus Sel. Lapland Long-spur. 

 This species may perhaps occur, as it is given at Hamilton (Mcll- 



wraith). I have ever found it, however, a bird of the coast. 



59. Passer cuius savanna Bon. Savannah Sparrow. 

 Common in summer at Norway (Verrill), Hamilton (Mcllwraith), 



and Gorham (Brewster). Not rare at Umbagog, which is without 

 doubt nearly its southern limits, for it is not given by Couper as a 

 bird of Quebec. It winters in the southern States. 



60. PoCBcetes gramineus Baird. Grass Finch. 



Common throughout New England. Breeds from Maryland to the 

 far north. Winters in the southern States. 



61. Zonotrichia leucophrys Sw. White-crowned Sparrow. 

 Common, and breeding at Quebec (Couper). Not rare spring and 



autumn at Hamilton (Mcllwraith). Not common at Norway (Ver- 

 rill), during the same seasons. I saw one or two specimens at Al- 

 bany, in October, 1869. Not found at Upton in June. This bird 

 seems to occupy the eastern and seaboard portions of the north dur- 

 ing the breeding season. Quebec is nearly its southern limit at this 

 time. It probably winters in the south-western States, pursuing 

 much the same course to reach them as is followed by D. castanea. 



62. Zonotrichia albicollis Bon. White-throated Sparrow. 

 " Peabody Bird." 



Common and breeding throughout the northern portions of the 

 New England States. Does not breed at Hamilton (Mcllwraith). 

 Occurs plentifully from about latitude 14° to the far north, keeping 

 the middle districts, being replaced on the eastern coast by Z. leuco- 

 phrys and on the western by Z. Gambelii. It winters in the southern 

 States, east of the Mississippi. Breeds at Umbagog the first week in 



