Carpodacus purpureus. Lake Umbagog, Maine. Carpodacus purpureus 1894 September 11 ¾ 12 do. 17 ⅜ 23 ½ 26 ¾ 29 do October 2 ¾ 1895. August 30 ½ September 4 ¾ 5-¾ 6 ¾ 8 ½ 9 ½ 15 ¾ 19 ¾ 20 ¾ " 21 ½ 22 ½ 23 ½ 24 ⅜ 25 ½ 27 ½ " 28 ¾ 29 ¾ Lake Umbagog, Me. Sept. & Oct. 1893. Carpodacus purpureus Sept. 22-27 ¾ 28 ½ Oct. 2 ½ 3 ½ 4 ½ 5 ½ 6 ½ 8 ⅜ 12 ½ 13 ½ " 15 3 a.m.(Balanced.) * Oct. 15 A Purple Finch sang many times late this afternoon in spruce & birch woods near Baldside, although a cold wind was blowing. half a gale & the sky cloudy with frequent showers of sleet & rain Carpodacus 2 ¾-10 ½-15 ¾-17 ⅜-26 ½-28 ¾ Sept. 1887. Carpodacus 9 ½-2 ¾-4 ½-5 ½-6 ½-10 ½-12 ½-15 ½-19 ¾-27 ½ Oct 8 ½-11 ½ Carpodacus Sept. 3 ⅜-4 ½-5 ½-6 ½-7 ½-9 ½ 1889 Oct. 5 ½-9 ½ 28 Carpodacus Sept. 21 ⅜-23 ¾-29 ½-30 ⅝ Lake Umbagog, Maine. 1890. Oct. 10 ½ Lake Umbagog. 1896. Carpodacus purpureus P.= Pin Point. May 11 ⅜ Bethel, " 13 ¾ 14 ½-15 ¼ 16 ¾ 17 ⅜ } Baldside " 18 ¾ 19 ¾ 20 ⅝ 21 ½ " 22 ½ P. 23 ¼ 24 ¾ P. 25 ½ } Head of " 27 ½ 28 ½ } Baldside June 3 ⅜ Bald Point. " 9 ½ 10 ½ 12 ½ 12 ¾ Baldside copy) Rather common about the foot of the Bald but decidedly uncommon near its head. Evidently prefers clearings with pasture openings & copses of 15 to 30 ft. to the interior forest with its taller trees is nearly always at Umbagog the song is nearly always very short like that of some Warblers which begin & break off suddenly, in fact I do not remember hearing a full carol given this year. The notes of the bird give the impression rather of the Umbagog Birds, however are rather more wilder than those of most Purple Finches 12.