I40 BIRDS OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN 



and a man employed by the city shot it. 

 At that time several Butcher-birds had ap- 

 peared and were feasting on the English 

 sparrows, and the city employed a man to 

 shoot them in order to protect the imported 

 pets." 



It would appear from this incident and 

 testimony that in former years the North- 

 ern Shrike was a frequenter of the Garden 

 and the Common as a winter visitant after 

 the house sparrows had become numerous 

 there. In the country neighboring Boston 

 the species is now much less common than 

 formerly, but in recent winters a Butcher- 

 bird has usually frequented the Fens. 



65. Red-eyed Vireo 



Vireosylva olivacea 



The Red-eyed Vireo is not a common 

 visitant to the Garden, yet no season has 

 lacked at least one record. In three of the 

 years a single bird only has appeared, 1901, 

 1902, and 1903. In other three of the years 

 of observation two birds successively have 

 come, 1904, 1906, and 1907. Probably 



