I14 BirRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS 
Amherst: “Common summer resident.” Berkshire: ‘“ Common 
summer resident.” Brookline: ‘‘ Abundant local summer resident.’” 
Cambridge: Abundant summer resident. Occasionally in winter. Cohas- 
set: “ Numerous.” Dedham: “Common.” Essex County: “Summer 
visitant. Abundant.” Ipswich: ‘‘ Abundant summer resident.” Spring- 
field: ‘‘Common summer resident.’’ Wintered 1900—’o!. Templeton: 
‘“* Abundant in summer.” Wellesley: “Common summer.resident.” 
312. Scolecophagus carolinus (Miill.). Rusty GRACKLE, 
A very common spring and autumn migrant. Occasionally in 
spring while with us this species is heard to sing its peculiar breed- 
ing song. 
(February 8) February 20 to May 18 ; September 30 to Novem- 
ber2s. 
Amherst: “ Rare but regular migrant.” Berkshire: ‘‘ Transient visit- 
ant in the spring and autumn, abundant in the autumn.” Bristol County : 
“ Common transient visitant.” Brookline: ‘‘ Abundant spring and un- 
common fall migrant.’ Cambridge: Very common transient visitant. 
Cohasset: “ Fairly common.’ Dedham: ‘‘Common migrant.’’ Essex 
County: “Spring and autumn. Common.” Ipswich: ‘“ Rather common 
transient visitant.”’ Martha’s Vineyard: ‘‘ One instance.” Springfield : 
“Common spring and autumn visitor.’’ Templeton: “Common tran- 
sient visitor.” Wellesley : ‘Common migrant.” 
313. Icterus galbula (Linn.). BALTIMORE ORIOLE, 
An abundant summer resident. 
(April) May 1 to September 6 (November 13, 15,’ 18”). 
Amherst: ‘‘Common summer resident.” Berkshire: ‘Common sum- 
mer resident of the low country.” Bristol County: *‘ Common summer 
resident.” Brookline: “ Abundant summer resident.’? Cambridge: Very 
common summer resident. Cohasset: “Abundant.’’ Dedham: ‘‘Com- 
mon.” Essex County: “Summer visitant. Common.” Ipswich: 
“ Abundant summer visitant.’ Martha’s Vineyard: ‘‘ Rare summer resi- 
dent.” Springfield: ‘‘ Abundant summer resident.’”?’ Templeton: “Abun- 
dant summer resident.” Templeton: ‘‘ Abundant in summer.” Welles- 
ley: ‘* Common summer resident.” 
314. Icterus spurius (Linn.). ORCHARD ORIOLE., 
A rare and irregular summer resident, except in the western 
1Ingalls; Auk, Vol. III, No. 1, Jan., 1886, p. 135. 
2 Editor ; O. & O., Vol. XIII, No. 12 Dec., 1888, p. 191. 
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