BIRDS OF THE CAMBRIDGE REGION. 21 



BIRDS FOUND BREEDING FROM 1866 TO 1S74 IN NORTON'S WOODS 

 (SO-CALLED), CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS. 



The grove in which tlie.sc nolts were made is only about three miles from the Slate House 

 in Boston and on all sides, for more than a mile, is surrounded by thickly planted houses. This 

 fact gives my list its only interest. 



Turdid,b:. 



T. niignitorius. Robin. Very common, nesting high and low. 



T. fuscescens. Wil.son's Thrush. One or two pairs breed every summer. Once found 

 the nest on tlie horizontal branch of a very large oak, height between fifteen and twenty feet. 

 Cause, in all probability, disturbance of other nests, for tiiis one was found late. Have twice 

 found the nest in bushes at a height of about six feet. 



6". aiirocapillus. Golden-crowned Thrush. Never found a nest, but it occasionally 

 passes the summer here. 



M. carolinensis. Catbird. One pair ; usually nests in lilac bushes but a few feet from 

 the avenue leading to the house, notwithstanding that it is frequendy disturbed. 



PARID/E. 



P. atricapillus. Black-capped Titmouse. One or two pairs every summer. Have found 

 its nest at a greater height than that of any other bird with the exception of the Crow, 

 Blackbird and Robin. 



TROGLODVTID/E. 



T. at'don. House Wren. Builds in tlie gardens all about the woods, but loves to romp 

 in this common playground. 



Sylvicoliij;e. 



D. piiui. Pine-creeping Warbler. Have never found its nest, but it sometimes passes 

 the summer here. 



D. ccstiva. Summer Yellowbird. I generally find three to five nests. 



S. riiticilla. Redstart. Common. I generally find three or four nests. They are 

 placed at varying heights ; sometimes four feet from the ground, sometimes twenty. Nests in 

 oak saplings, oaks, birches, apple trees and bushes. 



VIKEONIDjE. 



V. oHvaceus. Red-eyed Vireo. Common. 



V. gilvus. Warbling Vireo. Usually one or two pairs, nesting in poplars beside the 

 avenue before mentioned or in maples. 



V.Jlavifrons. Yellow-throated Vireo. Not common. It breeds every summer, but I 

 have not found its nest. 



Fringillid/e. 



C. purpurcus. Purple Finch. Have not often found its nest, as it has pine trees only to 

 breed in here, in which it is hard to discover tliem, as the nest is usually in the top, but I see 

 the bird frequendy. 



