80 BIRDS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 



Woodlands, orchards, and shade-trees. Nest in tree. Eggs, 

 May 29 - June 21. 



MOTACILT.ID^E. WAGTAILS. 



697. Pipit; Titlark Anthus rubescens (Tunstall), 

 Common fall M., very scarce in spring; accidental in win- 

 ter. April 18- May 20 (June 8); (Aug. 29) Sept. 10 - Nov. 

 24 (winter). Plowed fields, barren grounds, seashores. 



MIMID^E. THRASHERS, MOCKINGBIRDS, ETC. 



703. Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos polyglottos 

 (Linne). Occasional V. at all seasons, and rare S. R.; also 

 frequent as escapes from captivity. Thickets and tree- 

 clumps. Nest in bush or tree. June 13 - 20. 



704. Catbird Dumetella carolinensis (Linne*). Very 

 common S. R. ; accidental in winter. April 13) 29 - Oct. 16 

 (Dec.). Damp thickets and tangles. Nest in bush or vines. 

 Eggs, May 22 - June 20. 



705. Brown Thrasher ; Brown Thrush; Plant- 

 ing-bird Toxostoma rufum (Linns'). Common S. R. and 

 accidental W. R. April 16) 20 - Oct. 26 (Nov.; winter. Dry 

 thickets, borders of woods, and sprout-lands. Sings from 

 tops of trees in spring. Nest low, in bushes or on ground. 

 Eggs, May 10 - June 21. 



TROGLODYTID^E. WRENS. . 



718. Carolina Wren Thryo thorns ludovicidnus 

 ludovicianus (Latham). Occasional at all seasons and very 

 rare 8. R. Lynn, July 6, 1878. Essex Co., Feb. - Aug., 

 1909 C. W. T. Dense undergrowth and tangles. 



721. House Wren Troglodytes aedon aedon Vieil- 

 lot. Scarce and local S. R. ; formerly common. April 24) 

 May 1 - Oct. 80. Recorded from Ipswich, Hamilton, Lynn- 

 field, and Saugus. I have met with it in summer at Bel- 

 niont, Sherborn, and Stow within the last three years. Old 

 orchards, brush-piles, and out-buildings. Nest in cavity of 

 tree, bird-box, crevice, or other shelter. Eggs, May 25 - 

 June 5. 



722. Winter Wren Ndnnus hiemdlis hiemalis 

 (Vieillot). Scarce M., rare W. R.; very rare S. R. April 4 - 

 29; summer; Sept. 2 - Nov. 25; winter. Old wood and 

 brush piles, fallen logs, damp thickets, and bushy nooks. 



