84 BIRDS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 



excavated in dead trunk, often near water. Eggs, May 4 - 

 June 25; July. 



74O. Hudsonian Chickadee Penthestes hudsoni- 

 cus hudsonicus (J. R. Forster). Accidental fall and W. V. 

 from North. Oct. 18 - April 5 (June). Coniferous forests; 

 white pine groves. 



SYLVIID^E. KINGLETS, GNATCATCHERS, ETC. 



748. Golden-crowned Kinglet Reg ulus sdtrapa 

 xatrapa Lichtenstein. Common M. and W. R. ; very rare 

 S. R. Sept. - April; summer. Trees generally, evergreens 

 especially. Nest in coniferous tree. Eggs, May - June 29. 



749. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Reg ulus calendula 

 calendula (Linne). Common M., accidental in winter. 

 April 5 - May 13; Sept. 23 - Nov. 20; (winter). Tree-growth 

 generally. 



751. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher-Po^dp^Za ccerulea 

 ccerulea (Linne). Accidental V. from South; possibly bred 

 once near Taunton. Magnolia, West Manchester. Aug. 27 - 

 Dec. 18. 



TURDID^E. THRUSHES, BLUEBIRDS, ETC. 



755. Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustetina (Gmelin). 

 Common S. R. April 26) May 1 - Sept. 28 (Oct., Nov. 18. 

 Swampy undergrowth of deciduous woods. Nest in bush 

 or tree. Eggs, May 25 - June 15 (26). 



756. Veery ; Wilson's Thrush Hylocichla fusces- 

 cens fuscescens (Stephens). Very common S. R. April 30) 

 May 4 -Sept. 27 (Oct. 14. Swampy undergrowth. Nest in 

 shrubbery, on or near ground. Eggs, May 20 - June 30. 



*756a. Willow Thrush ; Newfoundland 

 Thrush Hylocichla fuscescens salicicola Ridgway. Very 

 rare M. Lowell. 



757. Gray-cheeked Thrush Hylocichla aticice 

 alicice (Baird). Scarce M. May 13 - June 3 (18; Sept. 10 - 

 Oct. 9. Damp woodland undergrowth. 



75 7a. BicknelFs Thrush Hylocichla alicice bick- 

 nelli Ridgway. Scarce M. May 2 - 30; Sept. 10 - Oct. 25. 



758a. Olive-backed Thrush ; Swainson's 

 Thrush Hylocichla ustuldta swainsoni (Tschudi). Com- 

 mon M. May 3 - June 7; Sept. 9 - Oct. 8 (21. Open wood- 

 lands, thickets, and shrubbery. 



