A:S~N'OTATED LiST OF SPECIES 89 



recorded wrongly as from Arlington Heights, a male shot Octo- 

 ber 17, 1889, by Mr. F. B. Winship, and in the collection of 

 James R. Mann.' 



243. Cyanocitta Cristata (Linn.). Blue Jay. 



A common permanent resident, probably often in the cases of 

 separate individuals. 



Amherst; "Abundant resident." Berkshire: "Common permanent 

 resident." Bristol County : "Permanent resident; common." Brookhne : 

 " Permanent resident." Cambridge ; A common permanent resident and 

 abundant transient visitant. Cohasset : '• Abundant resident." Dedham : 

 " C^ommon resident." Essex County :" Resident. Common." Ipswich: 

 "Not common." Martha's Vineyard: "Common resident.' Spring- 

 field: "Common resident." Templeton : "Resident." Wellesley: 

 " Abundant resident." 



244. Parus hudsonicus Forst. Hudsonian Chickadee. 



A very rare late autumn and winter visitant from the north. It 

 has been seen once near a large cedar swamp in Plymouth County, 

 on June, 5, 1896, and may possibly have bred there. It has also 

 been noted at the following localities : Arlington, October 18 to 

 22; Belmont, December 31, 1884; Brookline, 1839; Cambridge, 

 December 31, 1880^ Concord, October 30, 1870, and October 7. 

 1880; Mount Greylock, December 15 and 19, 1890; ^'orth Ash- 

 burnham, ^la.rc\i 17, 1890; Qitincy, ^lAxch 14, 1885; IVmerley, 

 November 27, 1S89, to April 5, 1890. There are also a few other 

 instances as yet unavailable for publication. 



245. Parus atricapillus Linn. Chick-^dee. 



An abundant permanent resident. •■ 



Amherst: "Abundant resident." Berkshire; "Permanent residen'. 

 common." Bristol County; "Abundant permanent resident.' Brook- 

 line: "Abundant permanent resident." Cambridge: Very common 

 permanent resident. Cohasset: 'Abundant resident." Dedfcam 

 "Very common resident." Essex County: "Resident. Comm n." 

 Ipswich: " Common permanent resident." Martha's Vineyard ; 'com- 

 mon resident." Springfield ; " Common resident." Templeton : " Com- 

 mon resident." AWellesley : "Very common resident." 



'Editor; O. & O., Vol. XIV, Xo. 11, Xov., 1889, p. 176, and BrewsLer; 

 Minot's Land cV: Game Birds, 2d ed., 1895, pp. 474, 475. 



