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The Pine Grosbeaks were later than the other birds in putting 
in an appearance. The first, as far as I know, came on Novem- 
ber 23"; still they were scarce for a couple of weeks, but from 
that time up to the middle of February they were one of our most 
common birds. They then grew scarcer, but were seen until 
March 10. 
> /rSV /3eo£r > 7 c. * . 
Buli N, 0.0, 8, July, 188S.P, 
From Eastern Mass, Sff.A, Prazar. 
A strange thing was that, crossbills 
being so abundant, pine grosbeaks did not show up in 
equal numbers, for their food is quite similar, as far as 
we know, and we often have them here when hardly any 
other northern birds visit us, A few were here early in 
the season, but, as far as the writer’s observations went, 
they left entirely as soon as the crossbills came. 
EOT, & Strm, &pril 24, 18 do. p. 2Q8 
i Brief Notes. 
Pine Grosbeaks were very plenty the 
last of December. My brother and my- 
self saw over 40, in scattered flocks of 3 to 
14, at Ponkapog, Mass. J H. Bowles. 
At Dedham, Mass., they are reported 
m numbers during the first three weeks in 
January. 
Fall Migration, Bristol County , Mass. 
1 8 85 . Charle a H . A n dr os . 
U , jny brother reports a Pine Grosbeak. 
O.&O. XI. Jan. 1886. p.A 
Birds of Bristol County, Mass, 
F.W. Andros. 
•■ola enucleator (Linn.), Pine Grosbeak, 
visitant, irregular in appearance. 
O.&O. XII. Sept. 1887 p.140 
O.&O.Vol.lS, Jan. 1893 p,15 
me oiossDiiis, never very numerous, 
-O _^also feed largely on coniferous seeds, and 
^,^a year or two ago I shot one which was 
CT ^eating the seeds of wild rose tips, and I 
^^have seen the Pine Grosbeak feeding on 
^^the same article. 
Notes from Belchertow, Mass. 
J.W. Jackson 
Pine Grosbeaks seen all the season. 
O.&O.V0I.I8, Mar. 1893 P.46. 
