^ o UL . pur 
pie Finches, Goldfinches and Pine Linnets 
have been very abundant nearly all Win- 
ter. Their food has been, principally, the 
seeds of the yellow birch, of which there 
is an abundant supply here. 
O.&o. IX. Apr. 1884, p. 
Summer Bds.Mt, Mansfield, Vtr. 
34 . Carpodacus purpureus. Purple Finch. — Not very common, though 
I saw them several times at the foot of the mountain, and also part way up. 
by Arthur H. Howell. Auk, XVIII, Oct., 1901, .3'/Z. 
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