32 THE BIRDS OF SPRINGFIELD AND VICINITY. 



part of winter in flocks, but irregular in its appearance at all 

 times. It was more numerous here in September, 1900, than 

 at any time for years. 



621. I^anius borealis Vieill. Northern Shrike. 

 Common winter visitor. 



622. a lyanius ludovicianus excubitorides (Swains.) 



White-RItmped Shrike. Has been taken in Amherst. (See 

 Birds of Amherst, page 49.) 



624. Vireo olivaceus (I/inn.). Red-eyed Vireo. 



Abundant summer resident. 



627. Vireo gilvus (Vieill.)- Warbling Vireo. Com- 

 mon summer resident. 



628. Vireo flavifrons Vieill. Yellow-throated 

 Vireo. Common summer resident ; much more numerous 

 than ten years ago ; it has a decided preference for the shade " 

 trees along the streets of the cities and towns, and in the resi- 

 dential portions of Springfield it is as common as any of the 

 vireo. 



629. Vireo solitarius (Wils.). Blue-headed Vireo. 

 Common spring and autumn visitor, and now a rare summer 

 resident. For the four years previous to 1895 this bird was 

 breeding here in increasing numbers ; one .season three pair 

 nested in the immediate vicinity of the Peabody cemetery- in 

 Springfield ; since that year I have seen but one pair here in 

 summer. This condition is undoubtedly accounted for by the 

 exceptional cold at the South in the winter of 1894-5, which 

 de.stroyed so many birds. 



631. Vireo noveboracensis (Gmel.). White-eyed 

 Vireo. Very rare at Springfield and up the river, although 

 almost abundant in the lower Connecticut valley, and even to 

 the Massachusetts line it is hardly uncommon. Dr. William 

 Wood found several nests at East Windsor, and E.I. Shores of 



