Garpodacus purpurous. 
1B65. 
Hay B. 
1B6G. |j 
May 23.' 
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25 
May 
19 
IBGB. j| 
ji 
Hob, 29.’’ 
Mar- 11. 1 
21 
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May 1B.‘' 
’uly 14. 
S o p , 2 o • 
iiec. 19.'; 
“ 26.'! 
Middlesex County, Mass, 
Nest vz-ith one egg (Doane). 
Nest ■■■/'ith two eggs, 
S avf one b u i 1 d i la g, 
Nest '.Tith one egg found. Prosli. 
Saw five adult males in Vfatertov/n. The morning v/as 
bitterly cold and the vrind blowing a gale but evry no \7 
and t'leia one of the flocks v/ould burst into full song 
to bo su.ceeedod by mother as soon as tiie first became 
silent. Sometimes they sang in an undertone the notes 
boiijp, uttered in a pect^liarly low pe.nsivo tone. 
A male in full song. 
Singing everhv/hore despite the snow, vhiich i.s over 
a foot deep. 
They have begun to sing floating in the air 
Sav/ one buildirig. 
The males have ceased singing. 
Common for som.Jtime past; saw several to-day. 
Several :!.n the plain gray plumage. 
Se .'■■eral. 
11 j <.j 9. 
Apr. 14, 
June 6. 
Moyro 19 , 
IB 70 , 
Mar. 19. 
31 . 
Apr. 2. 
”oard the first male singing. 
P i. ve or six nests wC4.Sin low cedars v/tthln ibEo the 
space of a few cods. One contained nev/ly hatched 
young, the o ;,hers fresh eggs. Saw only one male in 
the vicixiity (Watortov/n ). 
A largo flock. 
A male singing superbly. 
Several males singing. 
The males singing over'y'whe^-e during tlie first two 
nours of daylight, floating in the air with outstretcHod 
ana ^uivi,ring wings, or perched on the tree-tops. 
