g2 Birps OF MASSACHUSETTS 
April 8 to 29; Summer; September 15 to December 25; Winter. 
Amherst: “Irregular migrant.” Berkshire: “Chiefly a spring and 
autumn migrant, though many breed.” Bristol County: “ Rare and irreg- 
ular winter visitant.” Brookline: ‘‘ Uncommon migrant.’’ Cambridge: 
Transient visitant, rather rare. Dedham: ‘‘Rare winter visitor.” 
Springfield: ‘‘Uncommon spring and autumn visitor and rare winter 
resident.” Templeton; “Common migrant.” Wellesley: ‘ Scarce 
migrant and rare winter resident.”’ 
52. Hylemathrous aédon (Vieill.). House WReEN. 
A formerly common summer resident ; now common only locally. 
April 24 to October 4. 
Amherst : ‘‘ Uncommon summer resident.’? Berkshire: ‘ Fairly com- 
mon summer resident.’ Bristol County: ‘Rare summer resident.” 
Brookline; ‘‘ Local summer resident.’? Cambridge: Locally common 
summer resident. Dedham; “ Rare.’ Essex County: ‘‘ Summer visit- 
2: 
ant. Common.” Springfield: “Rather uncommon summer resident.” 
Templeton: *“ Rather rare summer resident.” Wellesley: “ Scarce sum- 
mer resident.”’ 
253. Thryothorus’ ludovicianus (Lath.). CAROLINA 
WREN. 
A very rare visitant from the south. It has been noted in the 
State during the breeding season, and as it has been found breed- 
ing in Rhode Island, it may possibly do so rarely in Massachu- 
setts. The records are: near Boston (Roxbury), a pair seen and 
thought to be probably breeding in a swamp, about July 4, 1876; 1 
Lynn, a bird taken July 6, 1878. This bird is now inthe mounted 
collection of the Boston Society of Natural History ;* Brookdine, 
a specimen taken November 4, 1883, by Arthur Smith; 3 Cam- 
bridge, a male taken September 27, 1891;* Dorchester, Mr. 
Francis J. Birtwell writes us that a male was taken and another 
bird seen by Mr. F. B. McKechnie, December 30, 1898; Zaunton, 
one was captured in the barn of John Sharpe, February 13, 1899, 
at the time of a great storm.° 
1 Minot; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. I, No. 3, Sept., 1876, p. 76. 
2 Brewer; zézd., Vol. III, No. 4, Oct., 1878, p. 193. 
3 Cory; Auk, Vol. I, No. 1, Jan., 1884, p. 91. 
4 Batchelder; Auk, Vol. IX, No. 1, Jan., 1892, pp. 73, 74. 
>Copeland; 7 AZS. 
