173
Peterborough, New Hampshire.
1898.
July 5 to   
Aug. 15.
(No. 21)
  Ampelis cedrorum - From two or three to six or eight seen
daily. On July 20th upwards of thirty were noted 
at Cunningham Pond where the attraction seemed 
to be shad bush berries on which the birds were
feeding greedily.
  Piranga erythrolmelas - Only one noted - a male in full
song for an hour or more within hearing of
the house on Ben Mere farm. (Several were
observed at Jaffery by W. Dean).
  Carpodaucus purpureus - Apparently uncommon, an old male
in full song July 6th and one or two females or
young seen in the same place (more the house on
Ben Mere farm) July 8. 10. 12 & 18 and Aug 9, being 
all that were met with.
  Spinus tristis - Very common and generally distributed.
Although several pairs of birds were evidently breeding
near the house and constantly under observation 
I heard the full song only a few times during my
stay (July 18[2], 20[2], 30[1], Aug 4[1], 6[1].).
I have satisfied myself this season that Mr. Dean
is correct in his contention (of Osprey, Nov; 1897) that
the summer flight call of the Goldfinch (ie the
per-chicoree) invariably begins just as the bird
opens its wings after reaching or slightly passing the lowest part of
its curve. Its ends invariably with the completion
of the upward curve. In other words the downward
swoop is always performed in silence. What is the
meaning, by the way, of this galloping flight