578 NOTES ON SOME OF THE 



seasons they are extremely abundant at some localities, and 

 commonly are not rare, except in particular situations. Mr. 

 Scott observes that for several weeks in May, in 1866, he 

 could remain at a single place in the woods and shoot ten to 

 twenty per hour. 



BAY-BKEASTED WARBLER. Dendroeca castanea Baird. 

 This species I find is esteemed to be rare by most collectors 

 in the eastern part of the state, but in the Connecticut valley 

 it is generally more or less common and sometimes very 

 abundant. I found it very numerous in 1866 in Spring- 

 field, and it seems to have been equally so the same year 

 in Westfield. Mr. Scott writes, "I could easily have shot 

 a bushel-basket full of them without very greatly chang- 

 ing my position." He says it was scarce in 1867, but 

 not very rare in 1868. In 1866 he obtained a partial al- 

 bino. Mr. Maynard, however, considers it to be very rare 

 about Newtonville. He has known only a few specimens 

 taken there, as follows: June 19th, 1867, May 22d, 1868, 

 and May 27th, 1869. 



PRAIRIE WARBLER. Dendroeca discolor Baird. In par- 

 ticular situations a more or less common summer resident. 

 In the eastern part of the state, especially in the breeding 

 season, it is much more common than in the western. Old 

 pastures partially grown up to cedars and barberry bushes 

 seem to form its favorite resorts. 



CAPE MAY WARBLER. Perissoglossa tigrina Baird. This 

 species, like most of the warblers, varies greatly in abun- 

 dance in different years and at different places. Generally it 

 seems to be very properly regarded as rather rare. Speci- 

 mens, however, are taken almost every year in different 

 parts of the state, but generally they altogether number 

 very few. Mr. Maynard tells me it has been found near 

 Boston, by Dr. Bryant and others, to be some years quite 

 common. 



SUMMER RED BIRD. Pyranga cestiva Vieill. Mr. A. L. 

 Babcock, of Sherborn, has a specimen taken in Framingham 



