73. Acanthi's lins^riA (LhiD.)> BedpoH. A 
common irregular winter visitant. Jan- 
uary 21 to March 11. 
74. Acanthis linaria rostrata (Coues,)- 
Greater Redpoll. Mr. H. V. Green ou<;h 
took a single male on February 24, 1900, 
on Chestnut Hill. 
75. Astragalinus tristis (Linn.). American 
Goldfinch. An abundant permanent 
resident. 
76. Spinus pinus (Wile.). Pine Siskin. A 
common winter visitant. October 22 to 
May 12, 
77. Carduelis carduelis (Linn.). European 
Goldfinch. I observed a male in May» 
1892, in Long wood. The bird may have 
been an escaped cage bird, or one of the 
goldfinches or their oflfspring that were 
imported to this country. (See Auk, 
Yol. XII,No.2, P.1S2). 
78. Plectrophenax nivalis (Linn.). Suqw 
Bunting. A rare winter visitant. I 
have only observed them iq the town 
on Denny's Hill. Mr. N. A. Francis 
writes that they used to be very com- 
mon on the Longwood marshes'. No- 
vember 23 to — . 
79. Pooecetes gramineus (Gmel.). Vesper 
Sparrow. A not uucopimon summer 
resident, and common migrant. April 
2 to September 12. 
80. Ammodramus sandvvicbeusis savanna 
(Wils.). Savannah Sparrow, A com- 
mon migrant. April 15 to — , to 
Octol)er 31. 
81. Zonotrichia albicollis (Gmel.). White- 
throated Sparrow. A cpmmou migrant, 
and not uncommon winter resident. 
(See Auk, Vol. XIII, No. 2, p. 178, 
1896). April 6 to May 16. September 
21 to November 19. 
82. Zonotrichia leucophrys (Forst). White- 
crowned Sparrow. There is a male in 
the Brookhne High School collection 
taken in the town bv Mr. Gordon Pium- 
mer on May 24, 1882. 
83. Spizella monticola (Gmel.). Tree Spar- 
row. A common winter resident. Octo- 
ber 16 to April 28. 
84. Spizella socialis (Wils.). Chipping Spar- 
row. An abundant summer resident. 
April 10 to October 16. 
85. Spizella pusilla (Wils.). Field Sparrow. 
A common summer resident, April 20 
to October 10. 
86. Junco hiemalis (Linn.). Snowbird- An 
abundant migrant, and common winter 
resident. September 24 to May 2. 
