1 16 Birds. OF Massachusetts 



317. Xapthocephalus xanthocephalus (Bonap.). Yellow- 

 headed Blackbird. 



Accidental from the west. There are three records : Eastham, 

 two taken by a Mr. Loud on September 10, 1877 ; ^ Watertown, one 

 in immature plumage was taken by Frank Sanger on October 15, 

 18^9 \^ Monomoy J'sland, a female taken on September 8,, 1897, by 

 Mr. W. B. Revere .3 



318. Molo.thrus ater (Bodd.). Cowbird. 



A common summer resident, wintering occasionally at Belmont, 

 Watertown and Fresh Pond, Cambridge, and perhaps elsewhere 

 in suitable localities. 



(March i ) March 1 1 to October 21; Winter.* 



Amherst: " Common summer resident." Berkshire :" Fairly common 

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

 Brookline : " Common summer resident." Cambridge : Very common 

 summer resident. Occasional in winter. Cohasset : " Commoln." 

 Dedham : "Common." Essex County: " Summer visitant. Common." 

 Ipswich: " Common summer resident." Martha's Vineyard: "Uncom- 

 mon summer resident." Springfield : " Rather common summer resi- 

 dent." Templeton : "Not common summer resident." Wellesley: 

 " Common summer resident, .... sometimes winters." 



319. Dolichonyx oryzivorus (Linn.). Bobolink. 



A common summer resident, in some localities abundant, but on 

 Cape Cod apparently absent. 



(April 27) May i to September 29. 



Amherst-: "Common summer resident." Berkshire: "Very com- 

 mon summer resident." Bristol County : " Common summer resident." 

 Brookline : " CommoVi summer resident." Cambridge : Very common 

 summer resident. Cohasset: "Numerous." Dedham: "Common." 

 Essex County: "Summer visitant. Common." Ipswich; "Abundant 

 summer resident." Martha's Vineyard; " Transient." Springfield : 

 "Abundant summer resident," Templeton: "Common in summer." 

 Wellesley : " Common summer resident." 



1 Allen ; Prop. Essex Inst., Vol. X, 1878, p. 18. 



^ Maynard ; Nat. Guide, i870( p. 122. 



' Bishop I Auk, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Apr., 1901, p. 195. 



"Spelman; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. VIII, No. 2, Apr., 1883, pp. 121, 

 122, Chadbourne ; Auk, Vol. V, No. 2, Apr., :888, p. 2O7, ahd Faxon; Auk, 

 Vol. VI, No. I, Jan., 1889, p. 72. 



