246 MEMOIRS OF THE NUTTALL ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB. 



201 [501] Sturnella magna (Linn.). 

 Meadowlark ; " Marsh Quail." 



Very common summer resident, very rare in winter ; March 2 to November 

 26 (December 14, 21, 29, January 2). 



Eggs: May 11 to June 28. 



My only January record is of a single bird seen on January 2d, 1889, in the 

 Ipswich sand dunes by Mr. Walter Faxon and Mr. Bradford Torrey. 



The Meadowlark is especially common in the salt marshes and in the adjoin- 

 ing fields. Its sweet and plaintive song is heard from its first arrival in March, 

 throughout the summer, until it leaves in November. In mild October clays it 

 sometimes sings almost as frequently as in May. One never tires of it. 



202 [506] Icterus spurius (Linn.). 

 Orchard Oriole. 



Rare and local summer resident ; May 1 7 to August 1 5 . 



Eggs : May 28 to June 25. 



This is an example of an Upper Austral bird breeding in the Transition 

 zone. I have found a pair spending the summer at Ipswich, in 1895 and in 

 1896; and in 1902, 1903, and 1904, two pairs have nested there in apple 

 orchards not far from the sea. The neat chestnut and black adult males are 

 very handsome, and their song is ringing and clear, like the glorified song of a 

 Purple Finch. The nest is made of fresh green grass, very skillfully woven, its 

 greenness making it difficult to see among the leaves. 



203 [507] Icterus galbula (Linn.). 

 Baltimore Oriole; "Golden Robin.'' 



Abundant summer resident; April 29 to September 13; average date of 

 arrival for eleven years, May 7. 



Eggs: May 24 to July 4. 



