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Common spring and autumn migrant. Has been observed a few times 

 in summer, and may breed in the higher parts of Berkshire County. 

 42. BendrOBca tigrina Baird. CAPE MAY WARBLER. Rather 

 rare spring and autumn migrant. 



*43. Dendroeca discolor Baird. PRAIRIE WARBLER. Common 

 summer resident near the sea-board; less common in the interior. 



44. Dendroeca palmarum Baird. YELLOW RED-POLL WARBLER. 

 Abundant spring and autumn migrant; a few have been observed at 

 favorable localities in winter. 



*45 Dendro3ca pinus Baird. PINE WARBLER. Common sum- 

 mer resident. 



*46. Siurus auricapillus Swain. GOLDEN-CROWNED WAGTAIL; 

 "OVEN-BIRD." Abundant summer resident. 



47. Siurus nsevius Coues (S. noveboracensis auct.). WATER 

 WAGTAIL; "WATER THRUSH." Rather common spring and autumn 

 migrant. 



48. Siurus motacilla Bon. LARGE-BILLED WATER WAGTAIL. 

 Rare or accidental. One record of its capture (Mount Tom, April 28, 

 1869, Allen, Am. Nat, III, 557). Was found breeding near Norwich, 

 Conn., by Mr. Ernest Ingersoll, in June, 1873 (Am. Nat., VIII, 238). 

 (The nest and eggs found by Mr. Ingersoll are in Mus. Comp. Zool., 

 Cambridge.) Mr. Merriam gives it as "not rare in Southern Con- 

 necticut, where it breeds regularly, and probably in considerable num- 

 bers" (Rev. Birds Conn., 1877, 20). 



49. Oporornis agilis Baird. CONNECTICUT WARBLER. Gener- 

 ally a rare spring and autumn migrant; sometimes abundant in au- 

 tumn in the vicinity of Cambridge. Probably more common in other 

 parts of the state in autumn than is generally supposed. 



*50. Geothlypis trichas Cab. MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT. Abun- 

 dant summer resident. 



61. Geothlypis Philadelphia Baird. MOURNING WARBLER. 

 Rare spring and autumn migrant. 



*52. Icteria virens Baird. YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. Rare sum- 

 mer resident. Several records of its nesting in the eastern part of the 

 state. 



53. Myiodioctes pusillus Bon. GREEN BLACK-CAPPED WAR- 

 BLER. Rather rare spring and autumn migrant. 



54. Myiodioctes canadensis And. CANADIAN WARBLER. Com- 

 mon spring and autumn migrant. Occasionally seen in summer, and 

 probably breeds sparingly in Berkshire County. 



*55. Setophaga ruticilla Swain. REDSTART. Rather common 

 summer resident. 



*56. Pyranga rubra Vieill. SCARLET TANAGER. Common sum- 

 mer resident. 



