76 Birps oF MASSACHUSETTS 
County, a very rare summer resident. An immature male win- 
tered in Brookline in 1895.' 
April 4to May 6; (Summer); September 15 to October 23 ; (Win- 
ten)\: 
Amherst: ‘‘ Rare.” Berkshire: ‘‘ Very rare summer resident. Com- 
mon during the migration time.” Bristol County: ‘‘ Uncommon tran- 
sient visitant.’”’ Brookline: ‘‘Common migrant.” Once in winter. Cam- 
bridge: Not common transient visitant. Cohasset: ‘‘ Less common than 
formerly.’ Dedham: ‘‘Rather common in the fall.” Essex County : 
“Spring and fall. Rather rare.’ Martha’s Vineyard: “ Migrant.” 
Springfield: “ Tolerably common during its migrations.’”’ Templeton: 
‘Rare migrant.” Wellesley: “Scarce migrant.” 
205. Dryobates villosus (Linn.). Hairy WooppEcKeEr. 
A summer resident, uncommon locally, more common as a 
winter resident. In Eastern Massachusetts they breed in certain 
parts of Plymouth County commonly, and at Ponkapog and Nor- 
wood. 
Amherst: “Uncommon resident.” Berkshire: ‘‘ Not uncommon per- 
manent resident.’’ Bristol County: ‘‘ Permanent resident, rare in sum- 
mer, rather common in fall and winter.’ Berkshire: ‘ Fairly common 
migrant and winter visitant.” Cambridge: .Uncommon winter visit- 
ant. Cohasset: “‘Rare in. October-2 Dedham: ““Rare) (jEessex 
County: ‘‘October to May.”” Ipswich: ‘* Not uncommon in spring and 
fall.”? Springfield: ‘‘ Rather common summer and winter resident.”’ In 
fall occasionally numerous. Templeton: ‘‘Common resident.” Welles- 
ley: “ A regular and usually scarce fall and winter visitant, rarely a sum- 
mer resident.” 
206. Dryobates pubescens medianus (Swains.). NorTH- 
ERN DowNy WoopPECKER. 
A common permanent resident, less often seen in summer. 
Amherst: ‘‘Common resident.’’ Berkshire: ‘‘ Common permanent 
resident.”” Bristol County: “Common permanent resident.” Brook- 
line: “Common permanent resident.’ Cambridge: Common permanent 
resident. Cohasset: ‘‘ Numerous resident.’ Dedham: “ Common resi- 
dent.” Essex County: ‘‘Common in all but the summer months.” 
Ipswich: “Common resident.’’ Martha’s Vineyard: ‘Common resi- 
dent.” Springfield : ‘‘Common winter and summer resident.” Tem- 
pleton: ‘‘Common resident.” Wellesley: ‘‘ Common resident.” 
1 Kennard; Auk, Vol. XII, No. 3, July, 1895, pp. 301, 302. 
