74 BIRDS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 



celata (Say). Rare M. or accidental V. Lynn, Jan. 1, 1875. 

 May 15, Sept. 30 - Nov. 29. 



647. Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina 

 (Wilson). Rare M.; exceedingly rare in autumn. May 

 10) 15 - 25 (30; Aug. -Sept. 10. 



648a. Northern Parula Warbler ; Blue Yel- 

 low-backed Warbler ; Usnea Warbler Compsoth- 

 lypis americdna usnece Brewster. Common M. and scarce 

 and local S. R. April 25) May 1 - Oct. 10 (Nov. 19. Wood- 

 lands, sometimes orchards, and shade-trees, during migra- 

 tion. Nest in pendulous mass of Usnea lichen, on trees, 

 usually in swamps. Eggs, May 30 -July 5. 



65O. Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina 

 (Gmelin). Rare M. May 2) 10-25; Aug. 18-Sept. 15 (Oct. 

 9. Open woodlands. 



652. Yellow Warbler ; Yellow-bird ; Summer 

 Yellow-bird Dendroica cestiva cestiva (Gmelin). Very 

 common M. and 8. R. April 23) May 1 - Sept. 30 (Nov. 28. 

 Orchards and gardens, shade-trees, thickets and bushy 

 swamps. Nest in tree or bush. Eggs, May 20- June 14. 



654. Black- tbroated Blue Warbler Dendroica 

 cceruiescens ccerulescens (Gmelin). Common M. and very 

 rareS. R. (Nest at Sterling, May 28, 1911) May 5) 10-25 

 (June 3; Aug. 26) Sept. 10 - Oct. 11 (Nov. 3. 



655. Myrtle Warbler ; Yellow-rumped War- 

 bler Dendroica corondta (Linne*). Very common M.; 

 scarce S. R. in small numbers in northern part of Worces- 

 ter Co. (Winchendon, Mt, Wachusett); local but regular W. 

 R. coastwise (Ipswich and Cape Cod), sometimes inland 

 occasionally as far as Wellesley, at that season feeding 

 largely on bay-berries. April 13 - May 30; summer; Aug. 

 21 - Nov. 26; winter. Open tree-growth; in winter, vicinity 

 of bayberry thickets. 



*656. Audubon's Warbler Dendroica auduboni 

 auduboni (J. K. Townsend). Accidental from West. Cam- 

 bridge, Nov. 15. 



657. Magnolia Warbler; Black and Yellow 

 Warbler Dendroica magnolia (Wilson). Common M. 

 May 4) 7-30; Aug. 25) Sept. 10-25 (Oct. 9. Woodlands 

 generally. 



*658. Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea 

 (Wilson). Accidental from South. Cohasset. 



659. Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensyl- 

 vdnica (Linne). Very common M. and less common S. R. 



