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found no notice of its capture, it is not improbable that it 

 may occasionally occur along the Green Mountains in the 

 Western part of the State. 



The Banded Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides hirsute 

 Gray) has been repeatedly attributed to the State, and may 

 occur as a very rare or accidental winter visitor. 



6. Hylotomus pileatus Baird. Pileated Woodpecker. 

 "Log Cock." Rare. Driven from most parts of the State 

 by the absence of extensive forests, but is still found in 

 the wooded, mountainous parts of Berkshire County. 



The Varied Thrush (Ixoreus ncevius BonJ is said by 

 Prof. Baird, in the Reports on the Pacific Railroad Explo- 

 rations and Surveys, vol. ix, pp. xxi and 219, to be 

 accidental near Boston, quoting Dr. Cabot (Proc. Bost, 

 So. N. H., vol. in, p. 17) as authority. Dr. Cabot states 

 that a specimen of this species was obtained in Boston 

 market, but adds that it was shot in New Jersey. This is 

 the only notice I can find respecting this species being 

 found in Massachusetts, either by Dr. Cabot or others. 



7. Oporornis agilis Baird. Connecticut Warbler. Very 

 rare. Was taken in Berlin, in the summer of 1845. (Dr. 

 S. Cabot Jr., .Proc. Bost, So. N. H., Vol. n, p. 63.) 



8. Helmitherus vermivorus Bon. Worm-eating Warbler. 

 Very rare. Its nest has been found in Cambridge. (Pea- 

 body's Rep. Orn. of Mass., p. 312.*) 



9. Helmitherus Swainsonii Bon. Swainson's Warbler. 

 Audubon states, on the authority of Dr. T. M. Brewer, 

 that one was taken in Massachusetts by Mr. S. Cabot Jr. 

 (Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. v, p. 462.) Mr. Peabody probably 

 alludes to the same specimen (Rep. on Orn. of Mass., p. 

 213.) Very rare in this State. 



10. Helminthophaga pinus Baird. Blue-winged Yellow 

 Warbler. Summer visitant. Very rare. (S. Cabot Jr., 

 Proc. B. S. N. H., vol. vi, p. 386.) 



11. Helminthophaga chrysoptera Baird. Golden-winged 

 Warbler. Summer visitant. Very rare. (S. Cabot Jr., 

 Proc. B. S. N. H., vol. vi, p. 386.) Have seen specimens 

 in the Mus. Comp. Zool., Cambridge, that were taken in 

 the State. 



> * Fishes, Reptiles and Birds of Massachusetts. 



