98 Birps OF MASSACHUSETTS 
266. Hylocichla mustelina (Gmel.). Woop THRusH. 
A fairly common summer resident. It has only in the last few 
years become at all common in Berkshire County. 
(April 26) May 1 to September 28 (October 10). 
Amherst: “Uncommon summer resident.’? Berkshire: ‘‘ Fairly com- 
mon summer resident.’? Bristol County: ‘‘ Common summer resi- 
dent.’ Brookline: ‘“‘Common summer resident.” Cambridge: Rather 
common summer resident. Cohasset: ‘Abundant summer resident.” 
Dedham: “ Common.’ Essex County: ‘*Summer visitant. Common.” 
Springfield: ‘‘Common summer resident.” Templeton: ‘‘ Rare sum- 
mer resident.’ Wellesley: ‘* Rather common summer resident.”’ 
267. Polioptila czerulea (Linn.). BLiur-GRAyY GNATCATCHER. 
Accidental from the south. The records are: Chatham, one 
was seen November 18, 1877, by Arthur Smith, and a few days. 
later a female, probably the same bird, was taken by Stephen 
Decatur ;! 4a/mouth, an adult male was captured by F. C. Swift, 
December 18, 1877;7 this bird is now in the mounted collection 
of the Boston Society of Natural History; J/agnofia, an im- 
mature female was taken by Mr. Outram Bangs, August 27, 
187933 Osterville,an adult female was captured September 26, 
1879, by Dr. A. P. Chadbourne ;* Brookline, a bird taken Sep- 
tember 8, 1887, by Dr. A. L. Reagh;° Aighland Light, an aduit 
female shot October 9, 1889, by Mr. G. S. Miller, Jr.° 
268. Regulus calendula (Linn.).  RusBy-cROWNED KING- 
LET. 
Acommon spring and autumn migrant; casual in winter, at 
Highland Light, January 15, 1892;". Fresh Pond, December 23, 
1899." 
April 5 to May 13 ; September 23 to November 16 (Winter). 
Amherst: ‘‘Common migrant.’ Berkshire: ‘*‘ Rather common tran- 
sient visit€nt in the spring and autumn.” Bristol County: ‘* Uncommon 
1Deane; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. III, No. 1, Jan., 1878, p. 45. 
2 Brewer ; zbzd., No. 3, July, pp. 146, 147. 
3 Deane; zzd., Vol. V, No. 1,-Jan., 1880, p. 47. 
1 Brewer; Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. XX, 1879, p. 264, footnote 2. 
° Howe; Brookline Chronicle, Jan. 30, 1897. 
6 Miller; Auk, Vol. VII, No. 3, July, 1890, p. 2209. 
7 White; O. & O., Vol. XVII, No. 6, June, 1882, p. 85. 
3 Faxon; zz verbis. 
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