140 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



KTERIDAE. 



counties (Rangeley, April 21, 1897); rare in winter (Calais, Jan., 

 1899; Cape Elizabeth; Westbrook, Jan. 16, 18, 1904). Mar. 15- 

 Nov. 19 (winter). Eggs, June-(July 22). 



N. H. — Uncommon summer resident north to White Mt. valleys; 

 rare winter resident on coast. Mar. 26-Oct. 12 (winter). 



Vt. — Uncommon local summer resident; rare winter resident 

 (L. Champlain, Middlebury, Pawlet, St. Albans, West Rutland). 

 April 2-Nov. 15 (winter). 



Mass. — Common summer resident, and near the coast an un- 

 common winter resident. Mar. 2-Xov.; winter. Eggs, May 11- 

 June 28. 



R. I. — Common summer resident, and in coastal marshes a 

 common winter resident. Eggs, May 6-30. 



Conn. — Common summer resident and less common winter 

 resident coastwise. Eggs, June 6. 



264. Icterus spurius (Linne) Bonaparte. 

 Orchard oriole. 



Chapman, Handb. birds east. No. Amer., 1895, p. 266; Bird- 

 life, 1898, pi. 36. Egg, Bendire, 1895, vol. 2, pi. 7, fig. 3-5. 



Oriolus spurius Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 12, 1766, vol. 1, p. 162. 

 "in America septextrioxale" 



Shade trees and orchards; nests pensile in trees. 



Me.- Accidental visitor: near Auburn; near Calais; Thomas- 

 ton. 



X. H. — Accidental visitor: Rollinsford. 



Vt. — Very rare summer resident: Bennington; Brattleboro 

 (with young); Middlebury, June 1, 1883. 



Mass. — Rare local summer resident near coast (to Ipswich) 

 and in western valleys. (May 1) May S-Aug. 15. Eggs, May 28- 

 June 25. 



R. I. — Rare summer resident. May 14-July. Eggs, May 30- 

 June :;. 



