517) — PiuicoU miuele itor, Pine Grosbeak. 
Have observed no specimens, myself, but the species has been 
reported from Vitchell county, the second county to the east 
of \Y innebago.* 
5 17 —Carpodaeus purpureas, Purple Finch. 
Rather common migraut at times; somewhat, irregular. 
Have taken specimens in May, October and N lvember. 
521—Loxia curvirostra minor. Am. Crossbill. 
Irregular winter visitant, in large flocks. A number of 
specimens were taken b> Mr. .f. Eugene Law. at (i.urner. Han¬ 
cock county in October and November. 1891. 
528 — Acanthis linaria, .Redpoll. 
Winter visitant in Hocks. Abundant some winters, rare in 
others. 
529- Spinus tristis, American Goldfinch. 
Resnlont; abundant in summer, not so common in winter. 
533 — Spinus pin us. Fine Siskin. 
Shot one specimen Oct. H, 1895: eating see Is from we > ! tops, 
*** Passer domesticus, English Sparrow. 
Resident ; superabundant; "the rats of the air. 
534 Fleet ropheuax nivalis, Snowflake. 
Common winter visitant, in large flocks. 
536 — Calcarius lapponicus. Lapland Longspur. 
Common visitor in fall and winter, in immense flocks. 
538 Calcarius ornatus, Chestnut,-col lured 
Longspur. 
Have never positively identified any specimens, bul the 
species itns been reported from other Iowa points. I wo sets 
of eggs were taken l>y Mr. J. Eugene Law in 1890, in Jack «m 
county, southern Minnesota. 
540 — Poocietes gramineus, Vesper Sparrow. 
Common summer resident. 
540a — Am mod ram us savannartim perpallidus, 
Western Grasshopper Sparrow. 
Summer resident, not common. Two specimens of this 
paler Western subspecies, taken at Forest City, were identified 
by Robert Ridgway. They differ little from the Eastern form 
passerinus. 
♦••Rird Migration in the Mississippi Valley for 1884-85,” Bulletin 
N >. 1 Di. isi > i >f R’ ei > nic )rni loligv, Agricultural Dop’t. 
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