66 BIRDS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 



and woodland edges, thickets, and weedy fields. Nest on 

 ground, rarely in bushes. Eggs, June - (Aug. 6). 



*567f. Montana Junco Junco hyemalis montdnus 

 Ridgway. Accidental from West. Watertown, Mar. 25, 

 1874. 



581, Song" Sparrow Melospiza melodia melodia 

 (Wilson). Abundant M. and S. R.; uncommon W. R. 

 Mar. 10 -Nov. 15; winter. Meadows, swamps, marshes, 

 thickets. Nest on ground or in bushes. Eggs, April 30 - 

 July 29. 



583. Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolni lin- 

 colni (Audubon). Rare spring and uncommon fall M. Mav 

 7) 12 - 25 (June 1 ; Sept. 12 - Oct. 14 (Nov. 1). Bushes, 

 stone walls, thickets, and tangles. 



584. Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgidna (Lath- 

 am). Common M. and local S. R. ; rare W. R. near coast 

 as far as Beverly. Mar. 27 - Nov. 30; winter. Swamps, 

 marshes, borders of streams. Nest on ground. Eggs, 

 May 13 - July 14. 



585. Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca iliaca (Mer- 

 rem). Common M., sometimes abundant; occasionally 

 winters; Mar. 3) 9 - April 25 (May 2; Sept. 17) Oct. 15 - Nov. 

 27 (winter. Thickets and woodland edges. 



587. Towhee; Chewink; Ground Robin Pi- 

 pilo erythrophthdlmus erythrophthalmus (Linne). Common 

 S. R.; casual in winter (Manchester). April 2) 18 - Oct. 22 

 (Nov., Dec.; winter.) Dry, or highland thickets and sprout- 

 land, bushy pastures. Nest on ground, rarely in bush. 

 Eggs, May 17 - July 12. 



593. Cardinal ; Red-bird ; Virginia Nightin- 

 gale Cardindlis cardinalis cardinalis (Linne). Occasional 

 V. at all seasons coming from the south, and frequent es- 

 capes from captivity. Rarely nests, in bushes; eggs, June 6. 



595. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Zamelodia ludovic- 

 idna (Linne). Common S. R., apparently increasing in 

 numbers. April 26) May 2 - Oct. 3. Orchards, woodlands, 

 and shade-trees. Nest in trees or bushes. Eggs, May 25 - 

 June 15. 



*597. Blue Grosbeak Guiraca ccerulea ccerulea 

 (Linne*). Accidental from South. Brookline, May 29, 1880. 



598. Indigo Bunting; Indigo-bird Passerina 

 cydnea (Linne). Common M. and S. R., somewhat local. 

 May 8 - Oct. 29 (Dec. Clearings, orchards, shade-trees, 

 bushy pastures, thickets. Singing from tree-tops ^in sea- 

 son. Nest in low bushes or tangles. Eggs, June 3 - 22. 



