*89. Ammodromus caudacutus Swain. SHARP-TAILED FINCH.

More or less common in the salt marshes along the coast, especially in those of Charles River.

90. Ammodromus maritimus Swain.

SEA-SIDE FINCHI. Rare

or accidental in the salt marshes along the coast. Only one recent record of its capture in the state. (Nahant, Aug., 1877, taken by Mr.

Mr.

G. O. Welch, Brewer, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, III, Jan., 1878, 48) Merriam gives it as a common summer resident in the salt and brack

ish water marshes of Connecticut (Rev. Bds. Conn., 38).

91. Melospiza lincolni Baird. LINCOLN'S FINCHI. Known only as a rare or casual visitor in spring. Mr. E. I. Shores considers it as not rare at Suffield, Conn., where he believes a few pairs breed (see

Merriam's Rev. Bds. Conn., p. 38).

*92. Melospiza palustris Baird. SWAMP SPARROW. A not very common summer resident, of rather local distribution. *93. Melospiza melodia Baird.

SONG SPARROW.

Abundant

summer resident; a few sometimes remain in winter in sheltered localities.

*94. Junco hyemalis Sel. SNOW BIRD. Mainly a spring and autumn visitant; a few are sometimes observed in winter. Breeds abundantly in the more elevated parts of Berkshire County.

95. Junco oregonus Scl. OREGON SNOW BIRD. Accidental. (Watertown, March 25, 1874, Brewster, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, I, 1876, 19.)

96. Spizella monticola Baird. TREE SPARROW. Common winter visitant.

*97. Spizella socialis Bon. CHIPPING SPARROW. Abundant summer resident.

*98. Spizella pusilla Bon. FIELD SPARROW. Common summer resident.

99. Spizella pallida var. breweri Coues. CLAY-COLORED SPARAccidental. (Watertown, Dec. 15, 1873, Brewster, Am. Nat.,

ROW.

VIII, 366.)

*100. Zonotrichia albicollis Bon.

WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.

Abundant spring and autumn migrant. Marked as breeding by Dr. Emmons.

101. Zonotrichia leucophrys Swain. WHITE-CROWNED SPAR

ROW.

Rather rare spring and autumn migrant.

102. Chondestes grammaca Bon. LARK FINCH. Accidental. Two instances only of its occurrence recorded. (Gloucester, about 1845, Putnam, Proc. Essex Inst., I, 1856, 224; Newtonville, Nov. 25, 1877, Purdie, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, III, Jan., 1878, 44.)

103. Passerella iliaca Swain. Fox-COLORED SPARROW. Abundant spring and autumn migrant.

73. Pinicola enucleator Vieill.

PINE GROSBEAK.

Irregular

winter visitant, occurring sometimes in abundance, but generally not

common.

Rather

*74. Carpodacus purpureus Gray. PURPLE FINCH. 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.

Emmons.

*80. Chrysomitris tristis Bon.

Marked as breeding by Dr.

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.

ING.

83. Plectrophanes ornatus Towns. CHESTNUT-COLLARED BUNTAccidental. (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

57. Pyranga æstiva Vieill. 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. Common summer resident.

*60. Petrochelidon lunifrons Cab. SWALLOW.

Common summer resident. *61. Cotyle riparia Boie. resident.

EAVE SWALLOW; CLIFF

BANK SWALLOW. Common summer

*62. Progne purpurea Boie. mer resident.

PURPLE MARTIN. Common sum

63. Ampelis garrulus Linn. BOHEMIAN WAXWING. Accidental in winter. To the few previous records of its capture I here add another, a female, taken by Mr. N. Vickary at Lynn, Feb. 18, 1877. *64. Ampelis cedrorum Baird. CEDAR BIRD; CHERRY BIRD. Common summer resident; frequently seen in winter in roving flocks, and at localities where it finds food.

*65. 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. WARBLING VIREO. resident.

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.

More

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. Accidental.

Several recent

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.

Common spring and autumn migrant. Has been observed a few times In summer, and may breed in the higher parts of Berkshire County. 42. Dendroca tigrina Baird. CAPE MAY WARBLER. rare spring and autumn migrant.

Rather

Common

*43. Dendroca discolor Baird. PRAIRIE WARBLER. summer resident near the sea-board; less common in the interior. 44. Dendroca palmarum Baird. YELLOW RED-POLL WARBLER. Abundant spring and autumn migrant; a few have been observed at favorable localities in winter.

*45 Dendroca pinus Baird. mer resident.

PINE WARBLER.

Common sum

GOLDEN-CROWNED WAGTAIL;

WATER

*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. *52. Icteria virens Baird.

MOURNING WARBLER.

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. REDSTART. Rather common summer resident.

*56. Pyranga rubra Vieill. SCARLET TANAGER. Common sum

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 WARBLER. Rare.

GOLDEN-WINGED

*30. Helminthophaga chrysoptera Baird. WARBLER. Summer resident. Not generally common. 31. Helminthophaga leucobronchialis Brewster. THROATED WARBLER. One instance of its capture in the state

Rare.

WHITE

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 æstiva Baird. YELLOW WARBLER; SUMMER YEL

LOW 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).

35. Dendroca coronata Gray. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER; 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. Accidental. (Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 15, 1876, Frazar, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, II, 1877, 27.)

*37. Dendroca blackburnie 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. CHESTNUT-SIDED WAR

41. Dendroca maculosa Baird. BLACK-AND-YELLOW WARBLER.