112 BIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS 



a male was shot not previous to 1880 by George Dwelley ; l 

 Northampton, one shot on high ground in May, 1883, by E. O. 

 Damon, and two others shot at the same time by a friend of his 

 and at the same place ; ' 2 Concord, a male shot May 9, 1886, on 

 the Assabet River ; an immature female August 17, 1886, and an 

 adult male August 23, 1886 ; 3 Auburndale, a male was noted 

 singing by the Charles River in a thicket on June 19, 1890, and 

 on the 2oth it was shot there. There may be some reason for 

 supposing that a pair was breeding here ; 4 Hyde Park, one was 

 taken May 21, 1892 ; 6 Mattapan Station,oi\e was picked up dead 

 September 15, 1894, and was apparently killed by flying against 

 the telegraph wires. 6 



306. 'Mniotilta varia (Linn.). BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER. 

 A very common spring and autumn migrant, and not uncommon 



summer resident. 



April 18 to October 29 (December 5). 



Amherst : " Common migrant but rare summer resident." Berkshire : 

 u Not uncommon summer resident. Bristol County: " Common sum- 

 mer resident." Brookline : " Common migrant and summer resident." 

 Cambridge : Very common summer resident. Cohasset : " Very 

 numerous." Dedham : "Very common." Essex County: "Sum- 

 mer visitant. Common." Ipswich: "Common summer resident." 

 Martha's Vineyard: " Common summer resident." Springfield: "Com- 

 mon summer resident." Templeton : "Rare." Wellesley : "Common 

 summer resident." 



307. Piranga rubra (Linn.). SUMMER TANAGER. 

 Accidental from the south. The records are : Lynn, two 



were taken after a severe storm, April 21, 18^2, according to 

 S. Jillson ; 7 Swampscott, a bird captured in June, 1866 ; 8 Amherst, 



1 Purdie ; Auk, Vol. Ill, No. 4, Oct., 1886, p. 488. 



2 Sage ; Auk, Vol. IV, No. 2, Apr., 1887, p. 164. 



a Brewster ; Auk, Vol. Ill, No. 3, July, 1886, pp. 410, 411, and ibid., p. 488. 



4 Kennard; O. & O., Vol. XV, No. 7, July, 1890, p. no. 



5 C. E. B.; Forest & Stream, Vol. XXXVIII, June 16, 1892, p. 362. 



6 Frazer; Auk, Vol. XII, No. i, Jan., 1895, p. 84. 



7 Putnam; Proc. Essex Inst., Vol. I, 1856, p. 224. 



8 Allen; Bull. Essex Inst., Vol. X, 1878, p. 15. 



