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*325. Certhia familiaris americana. BROWN CREEPER. 

 Resident, occasionally breeding, but most numerous in spring, 

 autumn, and winter. 



*326. Sitta earolinensis. WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH. 

 Rather common resident. 



*327. Sitta canadensis. RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. Win- 

 ter visitant. Not generally common. The supposed instance 

 of its breeding "on the ground, in Roxbury," May, 1877 (re- 

 corded in Am. Nat, XI, 565), proves to have been a mistake, 

 the eggs taken being not those of that species. Mr. Brewster 

 reports it as breeding in Berkshire County (Auk, I, 1884, 15). 



*328. Parus atricapillus. CHICKADEE. Common resident. 



[329.] Parus hudsonicus. HUDSONIAN CHICKADEE. Acci- 

 dental. The records are Concord, Oct. 30, 1870 (Brewster, Am. 

 Nat., VI, 1872, 306) and Oct. 7, 1880 (Brewster, Bull. Nutt. Orn. 

 Club, VI, 1881, 54); Cambridge, Dec. 31, 1880 (Spelman, Bull. 



Nutt. Orn. Club, VI, 1881, 114); Quincy, March 14, 1885 ( , 



Orn. and Ool., X, 1885, 64). It was also given as a bird of the 

 State by Peabody (Rep. Orn. Mass., 1839, 402). Its capture at 

 Smithfield, R. I. (Jencks, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, VI, 1881, 54), is 

 also of interest in this connection. 



330. Regulus satrapa. GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET. Chiefly 

 a winter visitant, occurring in variable abundance in different 

 years, but usually is more or less common. Probably breeds in 

 portions of Berkshire County, as it has been reported to do in 

 the Catskills (Trippe, Am. Nat., VI, 1872, 47). 



331. Regulus calendula. RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. 

 Abundant spring and autumn visitant. 



[332.] Polioptila caerulea. BLUE-GRAY GRATCATCHER. 

 Accidental or casual. There are, however, several records of its / 

 occurrence, as follows: Chatham, Nov. 18, 1877 (Deane, Bull. 

 Nutt. Orn. Club, III, 1878, 45); Falmouth, Dec. 18, 1877 (Brewer, 

 ibid., Ill, 1878, 146) ; Osterville, Cape Cod, Sept. 26, 1879 

 (Brewer, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., XX, 1879, 264); Magnolia, 

 Aug. 27, 1879 (Deane, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, V, 1880, 47). It 

 has been taken at Cape Elizabeth, Me. (Brown, ibid., V, 1880, 

 1886.] 



