122 Birds of Massachusetts 



resident. Samuel's statement that he found it nesting in Massa- 

 chusetts is doubtless an error. 



(September 21) October 16 to April 28 (May 7). 



Amherst: "Common winter resident." Berkshire: "Common mi- 

 grant in spring and autumn. ... Not common in winter." Bristol 

 County : " Common winter visitant." Brookline : " Common winter 

 resident." Cambridge : Common winter visitant. Abundant transient 

 visitant. Cohasset : " Common winter resident." Dedham : " Common in 

 winter." Essex County : "Abundant." Ipswich: " Abundant winter visit- 

 ant." Martha's Vineyard : " Uncommon winter resident." Springfield : 

 " Common Vfinter resident. Abundant in spring and autumn." Tem- 

 pleton : " Common in winter." Wellesley : " Common migrant, less 

 common winter resident.'' 



337. Zonotrichia albicoUis (Gmel.). White-throated 

 Sparrow. 



An abundant spring and autumn migrant, occasionally wintering. 

 It has been found breeding in Worcester County, at Watatic 

 Mountain,! Hubbardston,^ Winchendon ; 3 in Hampden County, 

 at Granville, Blandford * and Springfield ; in Middlesex County, 

 at Wakefield ^ and Framingham,' and in Berkshire County. 



April 22 to May 26; Summer; September 1 to November 24; 

 Winter. 



Amherst: " Common migrant." Berkshire: Common spring and fall 

 migrant. Breeding rarely in valleys, but in considerable numbers on 

 Grejlock range and on Hoosac plateau. Bristol County : " Common 

 transient visitant." A few winter. Brookline: " Common migrant and 

 rare winter resident." Cambridge: Very common transient visitant ; a 

 few winter. Cohasset: "Common migrant." Dedham. "Common 

 m'igrant." Essex County: "Abundant." Ipswich: " Common tran- 

 sient visitant." Springfield : "Very common spring and autumn visitor. 

 Breeds occasionally." Templeton : "Common migrant." Wellesley: 

 "Common migrant." 



338. Zonotrichia leucophrys (Forst.). White-crowned 

 Sparrow. 



^ Faxon ; in verbis. 



■'■ Howe ; Auk, Vol. XIV, No. 4, Oct., 1895, p. 406. 



3 Brewster; Auk, Vol. V, No. 4, Oct., 1888, p. 390. 



* Morris; Birds of Springfield, 190 1, p. 29. 



*T-orrey; Auk, Vol. V, No. 4, Oct., 1888, pp. 426, 427. 



« Browne; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. V, No. i, Jan., 1880, p. 52. 



