ANNOTATED LIST OF SPECIES 85 



seen by Mr. William Brewster in October, 1869 ; * near Worcester, 

 several were taken prior to 1870. and recorded as in the posses- 

 sion of Dr. Henry Bryant ; 2 Lynn, a female was taken February 

 18, 1877, by Mr. N. Vickary. 3 This is doubtless the specimen 

 labelled " Lynn " in the collection of the Museum of Comparative 

 Zoology; Taunton, "taken during the winter of i8&2-&3* and 

 Mr. C. S. Phillips records having seen two on December 26, 



231. Vireo noveboracensis (Gmel.). WHITE-EYED VIREO. 

 A very local, and in some places, common summer resident. 

 May 7 to September 27. 



Amherst : " Quite rare " in May. Berkshire: " Very rare summer 

 resident." Bristol County : " Uncommon local summer resident." 

 Brookline : "Uncommon summer resident. 1 ' Cambridge: Rather rare 

 summer resident. Cohasset : "Common summer resident." Dedharn : 

 "Not common. Very local." Essex County: " Summer visitant. Rather 

 common/' Springfield: "Very rare." Templeton : "Rare in sum- 

 mer.' 1 Wellesley : " Scarce summer resident." 



232. Vireo solitarius (Wils.). SOLITARY VIREO. 



A rather uncommon spring and autumn migrant, and a rare and 

 local summer resident, except in the higher portions of the State, 

 where it is rather common. 



April 14 to October 17. 



Amherst : " Common migrant, but very rare summer resident."' Berk- 

 shire : " Not uncommon summer resident." Bristol County : "Common 

 transient visitant and rather rare summer resident. 1 ' Brookline: " Com- 

 mon migrant and uncommon summer resident.' 1 Cambridge: Com- 

 mon transient visitant; rather rare summer resident. Cohasset: 

 "Rare." Dedham : " Not common." Essex County : "Summer. Very 

 rare." Springfield : "Common spring and autumn visitor, and .... rare 

 summer resident." Templeton: "Common in summer." Wellesley: 

 '' Common migrant and not rarely nests." 



233. Vireo flavifrons Vieill. YELLOW-THROATED VIREO. 



A rather common summer resident, especially at the lower 

 altitudes, and apparently increasing in numbers. 



1 Allen; Amer. Nat., Vol. Ill, No. 11, Jan., 1870, p. 579 ; pp. 2 5, 26 of separate. 

 2 Maynard; Nat. Guide, 1870, p. 108. 



3 Brewster ; Minofs Land and Game Birds, 2d eel., 1895, p. 154. 



4 Copeland ; testa Bent. AfS. 



5 Phillips; O. & O., Vol. XII, No. n, Nov., 1887, p. 192. 



