Annotated List of Species 103 



a female on W. A. Stearns's authority at Leverett on May 18, 

 1871 ; ^ and a male on July 12, 1886, by H. L. Clark. ^ 



280. Siurus noveboracensis (Gmel.). Water Thrush. 

 A common spring and autumn migrant. Although it has been 



recorded breeding near Boston, and at other localities in the 

 State, the records are generally discredited. 



April 25 to May 30 (June 17) ; (July) August 3 to October 10. 



Amherst : Two instances. Berkshire : " Common transient visitant." 

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

 "Common migrant." Cambridge: Ver\' common transient viNitant. 

 Cohasset: " Common migrant." Dedham: '• Rather common migrant." 

 Kssex County :" Common migrant." Ipswich: ■' Xot common transient 

 visitant." Martha's Vineyard: "One instance." Springfield: "Com- 

 mon migrant in spring and autumn." Templeton : *' Common inigrant. 

 Breeds [.']." Wellesley: " Common migrant." 



281. Siurus aurocapillus (Linn.). Oven-bird. 

 An abundant summer resident. 



May I to September 27. 



Amherst: " Common summer resident." Berkshire: "Common sum- 

 mer resident." Bristol County : " Abundant summer resident." Brook- 

 line: "Abundant summer resident." Cambridge: Abundant summer 

 resident. Cohasset: "Abundant in summer." Dedham: "Very com- 

 mon." Essex County: "Summer visitant. Common." Ipswich: 

 " Common summer i-esident." Martha's Vineyard: "Common summer 

 resident." Springfield: "Abundant summer resident." Templeton: 

 " Common summer resident." Wellesley : "Very common summer 

 resident." 



282. Dendroeca discolor (Yieill.). Prairie Warbler. 



A common but local summer resident near the coast, abundant 

 at certain localities, Martha's Vineyard and in Plymouth Coimty 

 for example. 



May 2 to September 25. 



Bristol County: "Rather common summer resident." Brookline: 

 " Common migrant and rare summer resident." Cambridge : Locally 

 common summer resident. Cohasset : One instance. Dedhaiii : "Rather 



1 Clark; Birds of Amherst, 1887, p. 50. 



