42 Birds of Massachusetts 



Occasional inland. According to Dr. J. A. Allen " a few some- 

 times remain in summer." 



March 15 to May 15 (June 18) ; September 17 to December ro 

 (December 24). 



Bristol County ; " Rather common transient visitant in fall." Cam- 

 bridge : Casual, one instance, October. Cohasset : " Rather rare in fall." 

 Dedham: "A few taken." Essex County: " Mav and. September. Xot 

 abundant." Ipswich: "Uncommon transient visitant, occasionally in 

 large flocks." Nantucket: "Common." Springfield: "Tolerably com- 

 mon autumn visitor," rare in spring. Wellesley: "Occasional on Xe- 

 ponset Meadows in fall." 



96. Gallinago delicata (Ord). Wilson's Skipe. 



A common spring and autumn migrant, occurring rarely as a 

 winter resident on Cape Cod and at other '-favorable localities." 

 It has been reported as breeding at Brookline ^ and perhaps at 

 South Sherborne, at which latter place half-grown young were 

 found August \? Their breeding in the State, however, needs 

 confirmation. 



(February 28) March 20 to May 18 ; August i to November 30 ; 

 Winter. 



Amherst: " Few instances." Berkshire: " Rare transient spring and 

 autumn visitant." Bristol County : " Rather common transient visitant." 

 Brookline : ' An uncommon migrant." Found breeding. Cambridge : 

 Common transient visitant. Cohasset: " Rather common in fall in the 

 marshes in drv seasons." Dedham: "Common migrant." Essex 

 County: " Summer visitant. Common." [.-] Ipswich: " Rather common 

 transient visitant." Nantucket: "Common." Springfield: "Common 

 spring and autumn visitor." Also recorded in mid-summer and winter. 

 Templeton: " A rare transient visitant." Wellesley: " Migrant .... 

 common locallv in spring and fall." 



97. Philohela minor (Gmel.). American Woorx;ocK. 



A common spring and autumn migrant; and as a summer resi- 

 dent now rare in the eastern part of the State, but still not uncom- 

 mon in the western portions, though yearly becoming rarer. Per- 

 haps accidentally wintering. 



(February 18 and 20 j March 19 to November 25 (December 



lO). 



1 FrancL, ; Bull. Xutt. Om, Club, Vol. VIII. No. 4, Oct., 1883, p. 243. 

 ^ .Mor~e ; Birds of Wellesley. 1S97, p. 17. 



