28 \iu \. An B&sex County Ornithologist. [.Jan. 



62. Vireo griseus griseus. White-eyed Vireo, This vireo bred 

 :it Leasl nil lately in Ksse\ County, bul mainly in the more southern and 



Mstero portions. Mr. Damsel] records that on July 1. 1890, he shot one at 



Amesbury. Possibly a pair bred near there thai year. 



63. Deiuiroica coronata. Myrtle Warbler, For how many yean 

 this bird has wintered to the north of Cape Inn, seems now beyond dis- 

 covery. Mr C. J. Maynard did not know oi them in winter at Ipswich 

 From 1868 to i s 7 J . and the recent increase in the area of evergreen trees in 

 thai region may account for the numbers of wintering birds to be found 

 there at the present day. At EJast Salisbury, Mr, Damsall shot one on 

 January 2;>. 1884, and in several o( the succeeding years he records it at 

 Amesbury, namely, February L0, L887, a flock of five or ten; December 17, 

 L887; December 28, 1891; December 80, 1893; February 10, 1894; Janu- 

 ary i, 1901. These sporadic records do not seem to indicate that the 



Myrtle Warbler winters at Amesbury and vicinity with anything like the 

 regularity thai it does at such favored localities as Ipswich or a1 (.'ape 

 beth, Maine. 



64. Deiuiroica fusca BlacKBURNIAN WarrlBB \ rather early 

 date of arrival is May 5, 1886, when two males are recorded 



Oporornis agilis Connecticut Warbler. Mr. Damsell's 

 notes make mention of a specimen shot September 27, and another Septem- 

 ber 28, 1893, w Inle a third was killed October 2 of the same year. 



oi> Oporornis Philadelphia Mot umno YVakiufk There are 

 two instances in the notes when this rare warbler was seen at Amesbury — 

 May 30, 1SSS. and May ;?0. 1892. I saw a bird at Ipswich on June 3, 

 1912. These seem to be the only definite dates published tor Essex 

 County. 



07. Icteria virens virens Yellow-breasted Chat One was shot 

 at Amesbury on September 30, 1882 of interest both on account of the 

 late date ami the locality. There is little probability that it had bred in 

 the vicinity but may have wandered from the breeding stations in the 

 southern part of the County. 



68 Anthus rubescens. Pipit. -The angle spring note of this 

 species in Mr Damsell's books refers to one observed May 9, 1904, Dr. 

 lownsend's spring records for the County are May ;>. 1893, May 10. 1903, 

 and June 8, 1S7S The fall dates in the notebooks extend from September 

 io (1887) to December i (1891 



69 Mhnus polyglottos polyglottos MOCKINGBIRD Of late years, 

 records for this bird in eastern New England have multiplied and should be 

 gathered together to determine if this species is not becoming increasingly 

 more common as a visitor and resident. That even a large part of the many 

 recorded are escaped cage-birds seems unlikely. In Mr. Damsell's notes 

 a Mockingbird is entered as seen at Amesbury, November 7. and again 

 December 16, 1893, perhaps the same individual on both occasions. 



70 Regains calendula calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet. — 

 A late bird was shot at Ameshurv. November 26, l s ^ 



