58 BIRDS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 



fields directly after grass is cut. Nest usually in bushes or 

 weeds, 1-3 ft. above water in marshes or streams. Eggs, 

 May 10- June 18. 



5OI. Meadowlark Sturnella mdgna magna (Linne). 

 Common S. R. ; near coast a rare W. R. Mar. 2 - Nov. ; 

 winter. Damp, grassy fields, and pastures. Nest on 

 ground. Eggs, May 11 - June 28. 



506. Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius (Linne). 

 Rare and locals. R. near coast. May 1) 8- Aug. 15. Orchards 

 and shade-trees. Nest in tree. Eggs, May 28 - June 25. 



507. Baltimore Oriole ; Golden Robin ; " Fire- 

 hang-bird;" " Hang-nest" Icterus gdlbula (Linne). 

 Common S. R. April 29) May 4 - Sept. 9 (Nov.). Shade- 

 trees and orchards. Nest pensile, usually in elm or apple- 

 tree. Eggs, May 24 - July 4. 



5O9. Rusty Blackbird ; Rusty Grackle Eupka- 

 gus carolinus (Miiller). Common M., accidental in winter. 

 Mar. 7 - May 18 (30; Sept. 12) 15 - Nov. 1 (27; (winter). In 

 flocks in swamps, marshes, and wet woods. 

 *511. Purple Grackle; Crow Blackbird Quis- 

 calus quiscula quiscula (Linne*). Rare S. R. ; " occasional 

 typical birds breed in southernmost part and coastwise to 

 Cambridge." Habits and season same as next. 



51 Ib. Bronzed Grackle; Crow Blackbird 

 Quiscalus quiscula ceneus Ridgway. Common M. and S. 

 R., sometimes appearing in very large flocks in fall; rare 

 in winter coastwise. Feb. 23) Mar. 10 - Nov. 22 (winter. In 

 breeding season in coniferous trees and open lands near 

 water. Nest on branch of pine tree, in bushes, or tree- 

 cavities. Eggs, May 2- June 1. 



FBINGILLID^E. FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. 



514. Evening 1 Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina 

 vespertina (Cooper). Accidental W. V. from far Northwest. 

 Dec. 5 - April. Flights in 1889-'90, 1903-'4, 1909, 1910-'ll. 



515. Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucledtor leucura 

 (Miiller). Irregular W. V. from North, sometimes plenti- 

 ful. Oct. 24 - April 4 (24. Coniferous trees. 



51 7. Purple Finch ; " Bed Linnet" Carp odacus 

 purpureus purpureus (Gmelin). Common M. and S. R. ; ir- 

 regular, sometimes plentiful, in winter. Mar. 8 -Oct. 21; 

 winter. Orchards, shade-trees, groves, woodlands. Nest 

 in coniferous tree. Eggs, May 25 - June 19. 



