78 BIRDS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 



675. Water-Thrush; Water Wagtail Seiurus 

 noveboracensis noveboracensis (Gmelin). Common M. ; rare 

 and local S. K. April 25) May 2 - June 5; (summer); Aug. 

 1 - Oct. 16. Walking on the borders of woodland streams, 

 ponds, and swampy pools. Nest on ground or among tree- 

 roots. Eggs, May 21. 



*676. Louisiana Water-Thrush Seiurus mota- 

 cilla (Vieillot). Very rare V. Wellesley, April 13, 1902. 



*677. Kentucky Warhler Oporornis formosus 

 (Wilson). Accidental V. Wellesley, May 14. 1907. Doubt- 

 fully reported from Lynn. Undergrowth in swampy woods. 



6 78. Connecticut Warbler Oporornis dgilis dgilis 

 (Wilson). Rare fall M. (accidental in spring?; (May?) Sept. 

 7 - Oct. 9. Woodlands and thickets, often on the ground. 



679. Mourning' Warbler Op or or ms Philadelphia 

 (Wilson). Rare M. May 14) 21 - June 13; Sept. 12 - 30. 

 Thickets and tangles. 



68 1 d. Maryland Yellow-throat Geothlypis 

 trichas trichas (Linne). Very common M. and S. R. ; acci- 

 dental in winter. April 30) May 2 - Oct. 21 (winter). 

 Swamps, bushy meadows, and springy runs. Nest on or 

 near ground, Eggs, May 24 - June 17. T 



683. Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens virens 

 (Linne). Rare and local S. R., in certain localities near 

 coast formerly not uncommon, especially in Essex Co. May 

 10 - Sept. 10 (Oct. 26, Lynnfield, 1907). Essex, Salem, 

 Swampscott, Lynn, Melrose, Maiden, Saugus and Brain- 

 tree. Probably bred in Ipswich the last 3 or 4 summers, 

 C. W. T. Damp thickets, tangles of bushes and smilax in 

 wet runs and edges of swamps. Nest low, 2 - 4ft., in bush. 

 Eggs, May 18 -June 18. 



*684. Hooded Warhler Wilsonia citrina (Bod- 

 daert). Rare or accidental S. V. from South. May 8, June 

 25, Oct. 15. 



685. Wilson's Warbler ; Wilson' Black-cap 

 Wilsonia pusilla pusilla (Wilson). Scarce M. May 7 - 

 30; Aug. 23 - Sept. 27 (Nov. 20. Woodland undergrowth, 

 near streams and in swamps. 



686. Canada Warhler Wilsonia canadensis (Lin- 

 ne). Common M. and rare and local S. R. May 9 - Sept. 

 29. Breeds in Essex Co. Swampy woods and thickets. 

 Nest on or near ground. Eggs, June 9 - 26. 



687. Redstart Setophaga ruticilla (Linne). Very 

 common M. and S. R. April 23) May 4 - Oct. 12 (Nov. 1. 



