1EPXO) Birps oF MASSACHUSETTS 
330. Melospiza melodia (Wils.). Sonc Sparrow. 
A very common summer resident, and rather common winter 
resident, except in the higher portions of the State. 
March 12 to November 1g ; Winter. 
Amherst: ‘‘ An abundant summer resident.’’ Berkshire: “An abun- 
dant summer resident.” A few winter. Bristol County: “ Permanent 
resident, abundant in summer, locally common in winter.’’ Brookline: 
“Abundant summer and uncommon winter resident.” Cambridge: Very 
abundant summer resident, locally common winter visitant. Cohasset: 
” Dedham: “Very abun- 
dant; a few winter.’’ Essex County: “Summer visitant. Abundant.” 
Ipswich: ‘‘Abundant summer resident.” Martha’s Vineyard: “Com- 
‘* Numerous in summer, common in winter. 
mon resident.” Springfield: “Abundant summer resident, and often 
* Templeton: ‘‘Abundant....a few winter.” Wellesley: 
“ Abundant summer resident .... frequently seen in winter.” 
winters.’ 
331. Junco hiemalis (Linn.). SLarE-cOLORED SNOWBIRD. 
An abundant spring and autumn migrant, and rather common 
winter resident. It breeds in Berkshire County, and in Hampden 
County on Mts. Holyoke, Nonotuck and Tom, in Worcester 
County at Templeton, Winchendon, Mount Wachusett, Mount 
Watatic, and near Fitchburg. 
September 18 to May 7; Summer. 
Amherst : “Common and sometimes abundant winter resident.’? Berk- 
shire: ‘‘ Abundant transient in the spring and autumn, and a fairly com- 
mon summer resident.’ Sometimes in the winter. Bristol County: 
Brookline: 
“Abundant migrant, and common winter resident.’ Cambridge: 
’ 
“Common winter visitant. Abundant on migrations.’ 
Rather common winter visitant. Abundant transient visitant. Cohasset: 
‘* Numerous in winter.” Dedham: ‘‘ Common winter resident.”” Essex 
County: Winter. ‘ Abundant.” Ipswich: ‘‘Common winter visitant.”’ 
Martha’s Vineyard: “ Common winter resident.” Springfield: “An abun- 
dant migrant..... A-few winter.” Occasionally breeds. | Templeton: 
“ Abundant in spring and fall. Breeds.” Wellesley: ‘‘ Abundant migrant 
and common winter resident.” 
332. Junco hiemalis shufeldti Coale. SHuUFELDT’s SNow- 
BIRD. 
Accidental from the west. There is but one record: Water 
town, a female was shot March 25, 1874. This bird was originally 
recorded as /. 4. oregonus.1 
1 Brewster; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. I, No. 2, Apr., 1876,.p. 19, and in 
Minot’s Land & Game Birds, 2nd ed., 1895, p. 234. 
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