168. Parsercnlus sandwichensis 
savauua (Wils. )• Savannah Spar- 
row. A rather common migrant. 
April 15 to 28. to October 81. 
169. Poecetes graminens (Gmel. ). 
Vesper Sparrow. A not uncommon 
summer resident nnd common 
migrant. April 2 to September 12. 
170. Piectropheuax nivalis (Linn.). 
Snow Bunting. A rare winter 
visitant; occuring on Walnut 
Hill, and on Hammond's pond 
when covered with ice. Novem- 
ber 23 to February 10. 
171. Spinus pinus (Wils.). Pine 
Finch. A common winter visi- 
tant. Probably having breed in 
one instance. October 22 to May 
17. 
172. Astragalinus tristis (Linn.). 
American Goldfinch. An abund- 
ant permanent resident. 
173. Acanthis linaria (Linn. ). Red- 
poll. A not uncommon irregular 
winter visitant. Januarv 21 to 
March 11. 
174. Acanthis linaria Rostrata, 
(Coues. ). Greater Redpoll. A 
single male was tnken on Febru- 
ary 24, 1900, on Chestnut Hill by 
Mr. H. V. Greenough. 
175. Loxia leucoptera, Gmel. Whits- 
winged Crossbill. An irregular 
winter visitant, appearing rarely 
in great numbers as in the winter 
of 1899-1900. November 20 to May 
10. (May 25). 
176. Loxia curvirostra minor 
(Brehm. ). American Red Cross- 
bill. A common migrant, and 
occuring irregularly at all seasons. 
177. Carpodacus purpureus (Gmel.). 
Purple Finch. A permanent resi- 
dent, rare in winter, common in 
summer, and often abundant on 
migrations. February 24 to No- 
vember 17. 
178. Pinicola enucleator leucura 
(MilU. ). Canadian Pine Gros- 
beak. A common, irregular win- 
ter visitant. The flight of 1892-'93 
was the largest that has been re- 
corded. November 30 to May. 
179. Passer domesticus (Linn.). 
English Sparrow. An abundant 
permanent resident. This species, 
I believe, has reached its balance 
in relation to our native species, 
and I do not look for any further 
increase in its numbers. 
