27 
1868. 
Chrysoraitris pinas, 
Middlosox County, Mass. 
Oct. 9. 
One. 
“ 26. 
Exceedingly abundant. 
1869. 
Jan. 14. 
Several. 
Mar. 24. 
One. 
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Plock of twenty. 
May 4. 
Small flock. 
* 23. 
A small flock. 
- 27. 
Several. 
18-70. 
Sept.19. 
General arrival. Extremely abundant afterwards 
until November 1, when their niambers diminished. I saw 
the last November 12. They were mostly in flocks of a 
dozen or less and fed cheifly on weeds. On October 17, 
however, Henshaw and I found them in immense flocks 
in the Willows. Upon dissection their crops proved 
to be filled with a kind of small bark louse. They 
were extremely tame hero, allov/ing us to approach within 
a few feet as they hung head downard like Titmice, search¬ 
ing among the terminal twigs and buds ©f the Wllows. 
They fed in this way for nearly a week, ken they suddenly 
deserted the Wllows entirely and returned to the weed 
fields and birches. When in the Wllows we frequently 
fired a shot direetlyinto the flock without startling 
them. 
1871. 
Apr. 16. 
A male singing like C.tristis. 
May 19. 
Soon daily now. 
" 28. 
None seen since the 19th. 
1874. 
Oct. 20. 
Not very abundant. 
Nov. 30. 
Two in Watertown. 
Dec. 16. 
To my surprise found a large flock among the cedars 
in Watertown. There were some thirty in all, feeding 
on the seeds of the cedar berries. They wore very tame 
in fact could not be driven from the spot, and I could 
have easily killed the whole flock. I took eight; 
