dental. One instance (Chatham, Nov. 18, 1877, Deane, Bull. Nutt. *14. Parus atricapillus Linn. CHICKADEE. Common resident. RED-BELLIED NUTHATCH. Winter 17. Sitta canadensis Linn. visitant. Not generally common. The doubtfully supposed instance of its breeding on the ground in Roxbury (May, 1877, recorded in Am. Nat., XI, 565), proves to have been a mistake, the eggs taken proving not to be those of that species. *18. Certhia familiaris Linn. BROWN CREEPER. Resident, but most numerous in spring, autumn and winter. *19. Troglodytes aëdon Vieill. HOUSE WREN. Rather common summer resident. 20. Troglodytes parvulus var. hyemalis Coues. WINTER WREN. Winter visitant; not common. Perhaps breeds in the higher mountainous portions of Berkshire County. (T. Martin Trippe gives It as breeding in the Catskills, Am. Nat., VI, 47.) *21. Cistothorus stellaris Cab. SHORT-BILLED MARSH WREN. Locally common. *22. Cistothorus palustris Baird. LONG-Billed Marsh WREN. Common, like the preceding, at favorable localities. The Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus Bon.) has been reported as occurring in Roxbury, in the summer of 1876, but no specimens were taken (Minot, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, I, Sept., 1876, 76; Land Birds and Game Birds of New England, 1877, 74). 23. Eremophila alpestris Boie. SHORE LARK; HORNED LARK. Winter visitant, chiefly along the coast, where it is generally common and sometimes abundant. 24. Anthus ludovicianus Licht. TITLARK; BROWN LARK. Spring and autumu visitant, in small flocks. *25. Mniotilta varia Vieill. BLACK-AND-WHITE CREEPER. Common summer resident. *26. Parula americana Bon. BLUE-YELLOW-BACKED WARBLER. Rather common summer resident. *27. Helminthophaga ruficapilla Baird. NASHVILLE WARBLER. Common summer visitant. 28. Helminthophaga celata Baird. ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. Rare or accidental. Only three instances of its capture thus far on record. (Springfield, May 15, 1863, Allen, Proc. Essex Inst., IV, 1864, 60; Lynn, Jan. 1, 1875, Brewer, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., XVII, 439; Concord, Oct. 2, 1876, Brewster, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, I, Nov., 1876, 94. The only other New England records are Hollis, N. H., May 16, 1876, Fox, Forest and Stream, VI, 354; Isles of Shoals, Murdoch, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, III, Apr., 1878, —.) 29. Helminthophaga peregrina Cab. TENNESSEE Rare. WARE ARBLER. GOLDEN-WINGED WHITE *30. Helminthophaga chrysoptera Baird. WARBLER. Summer resident. Not generally common. 31. Helminthophaga leucobronchialis Brewster. THROATED WARBLER. Rare. One instance of its capture in the state thus far on record. Taken at Newtonville, May 18, 1870. (Brewster, Amer. Sportsman, V, 33, Oct. 17, 1874; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, I, 1876, 1. Original type of the species.) Three other specimens have thus far been recorded. (Trotter, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, II, 1877, 79; III, 1878, 79; Connecticut, Brewster, ibid, III, Apr., 1878, —.) *32. Dendroca estiva Baird. YELLOW WARBLER; SUMMER YELLOW BIRD. Abundant summer resident. *33. Dendroca virens Baird. BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER. Common summer resident. BLACK-THROATED BLUE *34. Dendroca cærulescens Baird. WARBLER. Spring and fall migrant. Has been observed in summer in different portions of the state, and has been found nesting in Connecticut (two instances, June, 1874, Jones, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, I, 1876, 11). Also reported breeding in the Catskills (Trippe, Am. Nat., VI, 47). YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER; 35. Dendroca coronata Gray. MYRTLE BIRD. Abundant spring and autumn migrant. A few known to winter on Cape Cod. May breed in portions of Berkshire County. 36. Dendroca auduboni Baird. AUDUBON'S WARBLER. dental. (Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 15, 1876, Frazar, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, II, 1877, 27.) Acci *37. Dendroca blackburniæ Baird. BLACKBURNIAN Warbler. Common spring and autumn visitant, some remaining through the summer. 38. Dendroca striata Baird. dant spring and autumn migrant. BLACK-POLL WARBLER. Abun 39. Dendroca castanea Baird. BAY-BREASTED WARBLER. Common spring and autumn migrant, varying greatly in abundance in dif ferent years.. *40. Dendroca pennsylvanica Baird. BLER. Common summer resident. CHESTNUT-SIDED WAR 41. Dendroca maculosa Baird. BLACK-AND-YELLOW Warbler. Common spring and autumn migrant. Has been observed a few times Rather kary in Samp Common $58. H 59. T *43. Dendroca discolor Baird. PRAIRIE WARBLER. *45 Dendroca pinus Baird. mer resident. PINE WARBLER. Common sum GOLDEN-CROWNED WAGTAIL; WATER 2: res 83. in *46. Siurus auricapillus Swain. "OVEN-BIRD." Abundant summer resident. 47. Siurus nævius Coues (S. noveboracensis auct.). WAGTAIL; "WATER THRUSH." Rather common spring and autumn migrant. 48. Siurus motacilla Bon. LARGE-BILLED WATER WAGTAIL. Rare or accidental. One record of its capture (Mount Tom, April 28, 1869, Allen, Am. Nat., III, 557). Was found breeding near Norwich, Conn., by Mr. Ernest Ingersoll, in June, 1873 (Am. Nat., VIII, 238). (The nest and eggs found by Mr. Ingersoll are in Mus. Comp. Zoöl., Cambridge.) Mr. Merriam gives it as "not rare in Southern Connecticut, where it breeds regularly, and probably in considerable numbers" (Rev. Birds Conn., 1877, 20). 49. Oporornis agilis Baird. CONNECTICUT WARBLER. Generally a rare spring and autumn migrant; sometimes abundant in autumn in the vicinity of Cambridge. Probably more common in other parts of the state in autumn than is generally supposed. *50. Geothlypis trichas Cab. MARYLAND Yellow-throat. Abundant summer resident. 51. Geothlypis philadelphia Baird. Rare spring and autumn migrant. MOURNING WARBLER. 52. Icteria virens Baird. YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. Rare summer resident. Several records of its nesting in the eastern part of the state. 53. Myiodioctes pusillus Bon. GREEN BLACK-CAPPED WARRather rare spring and autumn migrant. BLER: 54. Myiodioctes canadensis Aud. CANADIAN WARBLER. Common spring and autumn migrant. Occasionally seen in summer, and probably breeds sparingly in Berkshire County. *55. Setophaga ruticilla Swain. summer resident. *56. Pyranga rubra Vieill. SCARLET TANAGER. Common summer resident. 57. Pyranga æstiva Vicill. SUMMER REDBIRD. Accidental summer visitor. Several instances of its capture are on record. Mr. N. Vickary informs me that a specimen (hitherto unrecorded) was taken in Swampscot in June, 1866. *58. Hirundo horreorum Barton. BARN SWALLOW. Common summer resident. *59. Tachycineta bicolor Cab. WHITE-BELLIED SWALLOW. Com mon summer resident. *60. Petrochelidon lunifrons Cab. SWALLOW. Common summer resident. 61. Cotyle riparia Boie. resident. *62. Progne purpurea Boie. mer resident. EAVE SWALLOW; CLIFF BANK SWALLOW. 63. Ampelis garrulus Linn. tal in winter. Common summer PURPLE MARTIN. Common sum BOHEMIAN WAXWING. Acciden To the few previous records of its capture I here add another, a female, taken by Mr. N. Vickary at Lynn, Feb. 18, 1877. CEDAR BIRD; CHERRY BIRD. *64. Ampelis cedrorum Baird. Common summer resident; frequently seen in winter in roving flocks, and at localities where it finds food. *85. Vireo olivaceus Vieill. RED-EYED VIREO. Abundant summer resident. 66. Vireo philadelphicus Cass. PHILADELPHIA VIREO. Very rare. Only one instance of its capture thus far recorded. (Cambridge, Sept., 7, 1875, Brewster, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, I, 1876, 19. For a record of its occurrence in New England prior to Sept., 1876, see Deane, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, I, 74; see further, Fox, ibid, II, 78.) *67. Vireo gilvus Bon. resident. WARBLING VIREO. Common summer *68. Vireo flavifrons Vieill. YELLOW-THROATED VIREO. Rather common summer resident. *69. Vireo solitarius Vieill. SOLITARY VIREO; BLUE-HEADED VIREO. Common spring and autumn migrant; a few pass the summer here and breed. *70. Vireo noveboracensis Bon. WHITE-EYED VIREO. or less common summer resident at certain localites. Accidental. More Several recent 71. Collurio borealis Baird. BUTCHER BIRD; GREAT NORTHERN SHRIKE. Rather common winter visitant. 72. Collurio ludovicianus Baird (C. ludovicianus et excubitoroides auct.). LOGGER-HEAD SHRIKE. records of its occurrence. West Newton, Oct. 21, 1872 (Purdie, Am. Nat., VII, 1873, 115; first authentic record for the state); Newtonville, 1874 (Maynard, Am. Sports., V, 313, Feb. 13, 1875). A specimen (now first recorded) was also taken in Lynn, Nov., 1877, by Mr. N. Vickary. 73. Pinicola enucleator Vieill. PINE GROSBEAK. Irregular winter visitant, occurring sometimes in abundance, but generally not common. *74. Carpodacus purpureus Gray. PURPLE FINCH. Rather common summer resident; a few probably remain at some localities during winter. 75. Loxia leucoptera Gmel. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL. Irregular winter visitant. 76. Loxia curvirostra var. americana Coues. COMMON CROSSBILL. Irregular winter visitor, but a much more frequent and abundant visitor than the preceding species. A few often occur in summer. 77. Ægiothus linaria Cab. RED-POLL LINNET. An irregular but often abundant winter visitor. 78. Linota flavirostris var. brewsteri Coues. BREWSTER'S LINNET. Rare or accidental. One specimen taken in Cambridge by Mr. W. Brewster (Ridgway, Am. Nat., VI, 433; see also Baird, Brewer and Ridgway, Hist. Birds N. Amer., I, 1874, 501). *79. Chrysomitris pinus Bon. PINE FINCH. Chiefly spring. and autumn migrant; occasionally remains through the winter, and has been known to occur in summer. Marked as breeding by Dr. Emmons. *80. Chrysomitris tristis Bon. YELLOW-BIRD; GOLDFINCH. Common throughout the year, but of gregarious and nomadic habits in winter. 81. Plectrophanes nivalis Meyer. SNOW BUNTING. Regular and rather common winter visitant. 82. Plectrophanes lapponicus Selby. LAPLAND LONGSPUR. Winter visitant, mainly near the coast; not common. 83. Plectrophanes ornatus Towns. CHESTNUT-COLLARED BUNTING. Accidental. (Magnolia, near Gloucester, taken by Mr. C. W. Townsend, July 28, 1876, Brewer, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, II, 1877, 78.) 84. Passerculus princeps Maynard. IPSWICH SPARROW. Rare winter visitant, occurring chiefly near the coast. Has been met with from Prince Edward's Island and New Hampshire to Long Island. *85. Passerculus savanna Bon. SAVANNA SPARROW. Abundant summer resident along the coast; much less common in the interior. *86. Poœcetes gramineus Baird. GRASS FINCH; BAY-WINGED SPARROW. Abundant summer resident. *87. Coturniculus passerinus Bon. YELLOW-WINGED SPARROW. Common and even abundant summer resident at favorable localities, especially in the Connecticut Valley and near the sea coast. *88. Coturniculus henslowi Bon. HENSLOW'S BUNTING. Rare summer resident. |