I 2O BIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS 



330. Melospiza melodia (Wils.). SONG SPARROW. 



A very common summer resident, and rather common winter 

 resident, except in the higher portions of the State. 



March 12 to November 19 ; Winter. 



Amherst : " An abundant summer resident." Berkshire: "An abun- 

 dant summer resident." A few winter. Bristol County : " Permanent 

 resident, abundant in summer, locally common in winter." Brookline : 

 "Abundant summer and uncommon winter resident.' 1 Cambridge: Very 

 abundant summer resident, locally common winter visitant. Cohasset : 

 " Numerous in summer, common in winter." Dedham : "Very abun- 

 dant; a few winter." Essex County: "Summer visitant. Abundant." 

 Ipswich: "Abundant summer resident." Martha's Vineyard : "Com- 

 mon resident." Springfield : " Abundant summer resident, and often 

 winters." Templeton : " Abundant .... a few winter." Wellesley : 

 "Abundant summer resident .... frequently seen in winter." 



331. Junco hiemalis (Linn.). SLATE-COLORED SNOWBIRD. 

 An abundant spring and autumn migrant, and rather common 



winter resident. It breeds in Berkshire County, and in Hampden 

 County on Mts. Holyoke, Nonotuck and Tom, in Worcester 

 County at Templeton, Winchendon, Mount Wachusett, Mount 

 Watatic, and near Fitchburg. 



September 18 to May 7 ; Summer. 



Amherst : "Common and sometimes abundant winter resident." Berk- 

 shire : '' Abundant transient in the spring and autumn, and a fairly com- 

 mon summer resident." Sometimes in the winter. Bristol County : 

 "Common winter visitant. Abundant on migrations." Brookline: 

 " Abundant migrant, and common winter resident." Cambridge : 

 Rather common winter visitant. Abundant transient visitant. Cohasset: 

 " Numerous in winter." Dedham: "Common winter resident." Essex 

 County: Winter. "Abundant." Ipswich: "Common winter visitant." 

 Martha's Vineyard: " Common winter resident." Springfield: "An abun- 

 dant migrant A few winter." Occasionally breeds. Templeton: 



"Abundant in spring and fall. "Breeds." Wellesley: "Abundant migrant 

 and common winter resident." 



332. Junco hiemalis shufeldti Coale. SHUFELDT'S SNOW- 

 BIRD. 



Accidental from the west. There is but one record : Water- 

 town, a female was shot March 25, 1874. This bird was originally 

 recorded as J. h. oregonus} 



1 Brewster; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. I, No. 2, Apr., 1876, p. 19, and in 

 Minot's Land & Game Birds, 2nd ed., 1895, p. 234. 



