45 Brirps OF MASSACHUSETTS 
mer years ”;' Vantucket, one shot March 4, 1878, on Coskata Pond 
by Mr. F. B. Chadwick, and in the possession of Mr. A. S. Sweet 
of Nantucket: it was first seen on Sacacha Pond, on December 27; 
1877 ;° Somerset, five were seen flying over on October 16, 1880, by 
Elisha Slade ;3 AZidd/eboro, a young bird, shot about December 27, 
1885 ;* Weston, a male shot December 17, 1890, out of a flock of 
seven by Michael McCarthy. ‘The bird is now in the collection of 
Mr. William Brewster. ® 
13. A&x Sponsa (Linn.). Woop Duck. 
A common summer resident, becoming rarer near the coast. 
March 20 to December 31. 
Amherst: “A common migrant, but a rare breeder.” Berkshire: “‘ Not 
rare summer resident, but much less common than it used to be.” Bris- 
tol County: “ Uncommon summer resident in the ponds, more common 
on migrations.” Brookline: Formerly a summer resident. Cambridge: 
Common transient visitant, a few breed. Cohasset: “ Rather rare but 
occasionally breeding.” Dedham: ‘ Tolerably common.” Essex County: 
“Summer. Not abundant.” Ipswich: ‘Summer resident on fresh 
water portion of Ipswich River.” Nantucket: “Rare.” Springfield: 
“Common summer resident.” Templeton: ‘‘Common summer resi- 
dent.” Wellesley: ‘‘Common migrant. A few breed.” 
114. Chen czrulescens (Linn.). BLur Goose. 
Casual from the interior. The only record is: Gloucester, a 
young female shot in or near Essex Creek, West Parish, October 
20, 1876, and in the possession of Mr. William A. Jeffries.® 
115. Chen hyperborea (Pall.). Lesser SNow Goose. 
The status of this species and of Chen h. nivalis in this State is 
not well understood. There is little doubt that the majority of 
records for Snow Geese in Massachusetts are referable to Chen 
hyperborea, and we prefer to let those indefinitely recorded, and 
now beyond determination, as well as those more lately recorded, 
stand under C, Ayferborea. 
1 Maynard; Nat. Guide, 1870, p. 146. 
* Brewster; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. III, No. 4, Oct., 1878, pp. 198, 199. 
3Slade; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. VI, No. 2, Apr., 1881, pp. 123, 124. 
4+erT.” ; Forest & Stream, Vol. XXV, Jan. 7, 1886, pi 456. 
° Brewster; Auk, Vol. VIII, No. 2, Apr., 1891, p. 232. 
§ Jeffries; Auk, Vol. VI, No. 1, Jan., 1889, p. 68. 
