170 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



TANGARIDAE. 



Pyranga rubra (Linne). Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1841, vol. 3, 

 p. 226, pi. 209. Egg, Capen, 18S6, pi. 6, figs. 6, 7. 



Deciduous woods, especially oaks and chestnuts; nests in trees. 



Me. — Rare summer resident. May 12-Oct. 5. 



N. H. — Uncommon summer resident, mainly below 2000 ft. 

 south of White Mts. ' May 13-Sept. 25. 



Vt. — Uncommon summer resident. May-fall. 



Mass. — Common summer resident. (April 30, May 4) May 8- 

 Oct. 16. Eggs, June 2-17. 



R. I. — Common summer resident, mainly of northern part. 

 (April 4, 1891, Apponaug) May 4-Oct. 9. Eggs, May 22-June 5. 



Conn. — Common summer resident. May 10-Sept. 11. Eggs, 

 May 31- June 17. 



316. Piranga rubra (Linne) Vieillot. 

 Summer tanager; Summer redbird. 



FringiJIa rubra Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 181. 

 "America." 



Pyranga aestiva Gmel. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1841, vol. 3, 

 p. 222, pi. 208. 



Open deciduous and mixed woods; nests in trees. 



Me.— Accidental visitor: Portland, May IS, 1906; Wiscasset. 



N. H., Vt.— Doubtfully recorded. 



Mass. — Accidental summer visitor. April 21, May, June, July, 

 Aug. 



R. I. — Accidental summer visitor: Providence (two seen); 

 Seaconnet, April 27, 1901; Ten Mile River. 



Conn. — Rare visitor. April, July. 



HIRUNDINIDAE. 



317. Progne subis (Linne) Baird. 



Purple martin; Black martin; Cape Cod swallow; House 

 martin; Martin. 



