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C hr ysornA t r i s p inus, 
Mai no {Lake Umbagog). 
1872. 
June 25 
A few soon on the 13 and others to-day. 
187 m. 
Cl) 
Juno — 
Abundant everywher 1 in company with Gold Finches. 
July 27, 
7-ary abundant about the house, and evidently brood q 
The Rial os sing freely .having a warbling song similar to 
that of the Gold Pinch but not as sweet. 
Aug. 6, 
To my surprise I shot to-day a young bird full 
grown but still in first plumage. Nevertheless this 
species aeons to be also breeding now as a male killed 
to-day was in full song. Those Pinches resort in. flocks 
to the birches to feed on the seeds in the birch" cones. 
In habits, son:., and flight at this season the Pino Pinch 
strongly rerrowblos the Geld Pinch, . 
« 8, 
Shot an adult female which evidently had long since 
finished incubatingi^us the bare space on the breast was 
nearly grown'over with now feathers. 
• 8. 
A male shot this morning ms unmistakably brooding 
and yet full-grown young are about in considerable num¬ 
bers. 
'• ' • 1 • • ’ ... 
18. 
Shot two young birds in first plumage. 
23, 
The young are now numerous, and with the adults 
are fast collecting into largo flocks. I think this 
species must, breed about a week earlier than the Gold 
Finch, as only a few young of the latter are beginning 
to appear, 
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Sop t« 3. 
Those birds, so numerous a few days ago, have sud¬ 
denly and almost entirely disappeared, and I think the 
Gold Finches are also fast leaving. 
K 18, 
fiioy are about eg a in in large flocks, which whirl 
restlessly over the mods, seldom vmiug. 
« Oo 
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Saw a few to-day. 
Saw a few to-day 
