Carpodacus purpureus. Maine (Lake Umbagog). 1871. May 30- June 19. Very common and distributed every where throughout the woods. The males usually sang from the tops of the tallest spruces. copy D 1879. June 16. This bird, like the Robin, is found everywhere throu- ghout these forests, often many miles from any clearing. The songs of all-the males here differ markedly from those of Massachusetts birds, in being shorter, and pos- sessing a wild, ringing tone that makes them on the whole more beautiful, if more abrupt and less finished. 1882. Oct. 8-22 Common for the first week of our stay. Were seen on the 18th but none afterwards.