Minor Ornithological Publications.— 365. Rarer birds of Mass- 

 achusetts. By Arthur P. Chadbourne. Quarterly Journal of the Boston 

 Zoological Society^ Vol. I, 1882, pp. 4, 5, 20-24, 30-35.— A list of about 

 80 species, with references to the original authorities for their occurrence. 

 Mimtis folyglottus is given as doubtfully entitled to a place in the list, 

 "owing to many [of the specimens taken] being escaped cage-birds," the 

 author having apparently overlooked the fact of its having been found 

 breeding at Springfield (see Proc. Essex Inst, IV, p. 67). We may add 

 that we are credibly informed of two later instances of its breeding at 

 Springfield. Cardinalis virginianus is placed in the same category, but 

 it is hardly "nrobalilc" lhal all I lie specimens recorded were escaped casre- 

 birds. . Sou, 1 F s 



619. Moching-Bird in Massachusetts. By John C. Gaboon. 

 No. 10, p. 185.— Taken at Taunton, March 26, 1883, by the writer 



1807. Mockingbirds in Massachusetts. By 



p. 202. S'or. & Stream. ^ oi, 3S 



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By E. H. Lathrop. /bid., Oct. 



Auk, XV, Oct., 1398, p. 335, 



April 30, 1896, a Mockingbird appeared and established himself among 

 the shrubbery in a neighbor's grounds. This was no escaped cage-bird, 

 as his perfect, unfrayed feathers evinced. He was in constant song 

 during his stay, frequently singing half the night when the moon was 

 bright. After enjoying a week of Mockingbird music I was disappointed 

 to find the singer gone, owing to a late driving snow storm, and he did 

 not again appear. /3. > ■ S , Ye^->^T^ , '^t^'O- 



/) I J >/i // ^^^"^^ Auk, XVI, April, 1899. p. lf{p, 



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