Plectrophanes nivalis. 1882. Maine (Lake Umbagog). copy I Oct. 8-22. A single bird seen and heard October 11th. A flock of over one hundred seen by C.W. Batchelder October 26, feeding on mud-flats. Plectrophanes nivalis 1889. L. Umbagog, Maine. Snow finch // Large flocks observed during the last half of October alight- ing on the marshes, where they fed on the seeds of a species of scirpus. They also visited a ploughed field at Lakeside. // Plectrophanes nivalis South Umbagog, Maine Oct. 25/1883 Heard the first Snow Buntings flying over the hills to-day. About seven miles of snow fell yesterday. og, Maine. 1882 Oct. 18th 26 100 Plec nivalis, Oct. 15, 18, 19, 29, 31 1884. Plec nivalis Oct. 15? at Outlet 26 1/2 1885 Plectrophanes nivalis Oct. 13 2 flocks heard. 16 heard 17th 24 100 1886 Plec nivalis Oct. 19^2, 21 100 24 100 1889. I 43 Plec. nivalis Oct. 18 100 monot. - 26 heard Lake Umbagog, Maine. 1890. 71