In this connection I should also like to make a correction in my record 
of the Hooded Warbler ( Wihonia mitrata ), which appeared in the October 
number of ‘ The Auk ' (XVIII, p. 397), in which I stated that I knew of no 
other record of this bird for Massachusetts. On investigating the mat- 
ter, however, I find that there are four previous records. Therefore the 
present status of this bird in Massachusetts is as follows: (1) Brookline, 
one taken June 25, 1S79 ; (2) Taunton, two birds noted May S, 1S8S; (3) 
Provincetown, a male taken June 25, 1S88; (4) Framingham, a male taken 
October 15, 1S93 ; (5) Cambridge, a male noted September 5, 1901. It is 
also said to have formerly bred about Pittsfield in the western part of the 
State. — Arthur C. Comey, Cambridge, Mass. 
Auk, XIX, Jan., 1902, p. ?“• 
Hooded Warbler at Nahant, Mass — On the afternoon of August 30, 
1913, in company with Messrs. Albert Richards and Lawton W. Lane, while 
walking leisurely through one of the estates at East Point, Nahant, our 
attention was attracted to a warbler new to us all. It proved to be a male 
Hooded Warbler ( Wilsonia mitrata) in full plumage. 
The bird was very active but not shy and allowed us to watch it at close 
range as it flitted from one shrub to another in pursuit of insects. The 
black markings of the head contrasted with the yellow gave the bird a 
striking appearance and when on the wing the tail was spread displaying 
the white outer tail feathers. At no time did we observe the bird more 
than six or seven feet from the ground. Although I had been unable to 
find the species recorded from Essex County, Dr. Charles W. Townsend 
tells me that he has one record. — George M. Bubier, Lynn, Mass. 
if mk i&M. p. 10 if- 
Hooded Warbler at Boston, Mass. — On October 2, in walking around 
the Boston Public Garden looking for migratory birds, as is my custom, 
I met a friend who told me she had just seen a “ strange little warbler with 
a black bib and cap which were connected by a band on the side of the 
head,” but she had lost sight of him. We searched for him but could not 
find him. 
The next day I met her again and we found the bird in the same location 
as the day before and were sure that it was a Hooded Warbler {Wilsonia 
mitrata.) While we were standing there Mr. E. H. Forbush passed through 
the garden. I gave him my field glasses that he might see the bird and he 
confirmed our identification. 
The little stranger did not seem to be a bird of the tree tops as at no time 
did I see him more than two thirds up in the trees but his favorite place was 
in the lower branches flitting in and out with an occasional drop to the 
flower beds below. He was in full plumage and easy to find as the graceful 
opening and closing of his tail distinguished him at once. 
The maple trees where he made his stay are on the edge of a path where 
people are passing to and fro all day long, yet he paid no attention to them 
and kept on with his hunt for food. My friend heard him one morning 
give his clear bright song, and I heard his call note many times. We studied 
him every day and notified many bird students so that they might enjoy 
the unusual opportunity with us. 
He remained in the garden eleven days. After he had been there about 
three days a storm set in of rain and dense fog, which lasted a week. He 
was seen on the twelfth of October, but the morning of the thirteenth was 
fair and I was unable to find him so that it would appear that he was held 
there by the inclement weather and took advantage of the first clear night 
to start on his long flight southward. — Ida G. Jenkins, Boston, Mass. 
Akk n r. /o y. 
