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streaked with dusky, becoming chestnut on upper part of wings then brown on remainder and tail. White beneath, witli 

 superciliary and maxillary lines, middle of breast, under wing coverts, and edge of w ing, yellow, with a triangular spot 

 on throat and n small one on breast, black. Female, similar, but duller and the black of throut is not us extended. 



Observations. Known by the yellow and black beneath. Occurs in summer in the middle districts; winters south of 

 our limits. DIMENSIONS. Length, ti'7-J; stretch, 10'25; wing, 3'35; tail, 2'60; bill, '55; tarsun, -90. 



Wests and Kyys. NETS, placed in bashes, composed of line grass, rootlets, etc. EGOS, three or four in number, oval 

 in form, rather pale bluish-green in color. Dimensions from 'GOx'75 to '65x'85. 



HABITS. 



The Black-throated Bunting probably breeds very rarely in Massachusetts, but this 

 is much east of its usual range, as it occurs in the middle districts during summer, where 

 its habits are well known. The song is peculiar and easily recognized. 



ACCIDENTAL, OR IRREGULAR, VISITORS AND STRAGGLERS. 

 The following species have been taken within our limits but are not of regular occur- 

 rence, excepting, in some instances, in limited localities along our western border. 



Turdus nocvius. Varied Thrush. About the form and size of Robin, but lias dark band on breast and ycl- 

 lowi.-h markings on wings. Pacific Coast to Utah; accidental as far east as Mass. 



S a x i c o 1 a cenanthe. Stone Chat. Size of Bluebird. Ashy above; beneath and tail, white with the tip and 

 wings, black. Europe; accidental on our Northern Coast. 



Dendrceca Auduboni. Audubon's Warbler. Like the Yellow-rump, but with throat yellow. West; ac- 

 cidental in Eastern Mass. 



llelminthophaga Cincinnatiensis. Cincinnati Warbler. Greenish above ; yellow beneath, patch 

 before eye and on ear and line on sides of crown , black. Length, 4'75; wing, 2' 50: tail, 1'85. A single specimen obtained 

 by its describer, F. W Langdon, at Mailisonville, Ohio, May, 1, 1880. 



Vireo Belli. Bell's Vireo. Similar to Warbling, but smaller. Length, 4 25; wing, 2 - 25. West; Ills, in sum- 

 mer. (RlDCWAT.) 



Linota Brewstori. Brewster's Linnet. Form and size of Red Poll, but lacks the crimson crown. Only a 

 single specimen has l>eea obtained, by Mr. Brewstcr at Concord, Mass., a few years ago. 



Junco Oregonus. Oregon Snowbird. Size and form of the Black, but with back and sides reddish. Occurs 

 wct; accidental in Mass. 



Spizclla Breweri. Brewer's Sparrow. Size and form of Chipping, but lacks the rufons on crown. Occurs 

 west; accidental in Mass. 



Plectrophanes p ictus. Painted Longapur. Form, size, and general c;>lor of the Lapland, but buffy be 

 low. Ills, in winter. 



Plectrophanes Maccowni. Me. Cowin's Longspur. Like the above, but white below with black cres- 

 cent on breast. Ills, in winter. 



Coturniculus Leconti. Leconte's Bunting. Tail, much graduated and feathers acuminate. Above, 

 brown streaked with white, buff, and rufous. Line over eye, throat, breast, and sides, buff, streaked with black; abdo- 

 men, white. Length, 5'30; wing, 2'10; tail, 2 - 30. Occurs west; rare in Coosada, Cen. Ala., in winter. (N. C. BROWN.) 



Calamospiza bicolor. Lark Bunting. Black, with white band on wing. Length, 6'50; wing, 3'50. 

 Occurs west; accidental in I'astern Mass. 



Ilesperiphona vespertina. Evening Grosbeak. Bill, very stout; ashy-green; yellow on rump and un- 

 der wing coverts; crown, wings, and upper tail coverts, black. Length, 7'30; wing, 4'30. West; rare to N. Y. in winter. 



Scolecophagus cyanocephalus. Blue-headed Blackbird. Size and color of Kusty Grackle, but with 

 bill stouter and the head strongly glossed with bluish. West, accidental in Ills (RiDCWAr.) 



Pica caudata. Magpie. Bkick, glossed with greenish and bluish, with posterior portion of body and mark- 

 ings on wings, white. Length, 1'J'OO; wing, 8'50: tail. ll'OO. West; rare in Mich, and adjacent State-. 



Mivulus tyrannus. Fork-tailed Flycatcher. Tail, extremely long and deeply forked. Above, greenish, 

 with topofhead, black; and beneath, white. Length, 1 1 00; wing, 4'9">; tail. 10 00. South-west; accidental in N J. 



Tyrannus verticalis. Arkansas Flycatcher. Similar in size and color to Kingbird, yellow beneath. W<--t; 

 aeridnntal as far east a.- N. Y. 



Sayornis sayus. Say's Flycatcher. Brown; pale cinnamon mi anterior lower parts. Length, T'OO; wing, 

 3-50; tail, 2'80. Occurs west; accidental in Wit. (Fox.) 



I, a in p o r n i s m a n g o . Mango Hummer. Male, green i-h alxive. and Mack In-iieath; 1,-maIu, similar but wliite 

 beneath. Length, 1'50; wing, 2'G-l; tail, 170. Key West. ( A u i>u IION . ) 



