Birds .d Bristol County, Mass, 
F. W. Andros. 
Molothrus ater (Bodd.), Cowbiid. Sun 
resident, common. Breeds. 
O.&o. XII. Sept. 1837 p-140 
Bd*. Obs. *«eur Sheffield, Berkshire 
Oy, Maes. June 17-26, '88. W. Faxon 
24. Molothrus ater. Cowbird.— Not uncommon 
-A.uk, YI. JaB. , H60.P.44 
Bd». Obs. tai" tJmyloc 1 - M* ^o-ksbire 
Oo. Mass. June 28 -July 1C. W. Faxon 
23. Molothrus ater. 
North Adams. 
Cowbird— A few were seen 
near the village of 
Auk, VI. April, 1889. p .100 
The Cow Bunting wintering in Massachusetts. — On January 2, 
1883, Mr. William Brewster and the writer secured two Cow Buntings 
{Molothrus ater ) in Belmont, Massachusetts. Both were males, one being 
an adult in full plumage, the other a young bird in that mottled dress 
usually seen in September specimens. They were feeding in company 
with Redpolls (A Egiothus Unarm) and Goldfinches ( Ckrysomitris tristis) 
among some rank weeds in an old field. Their crops were filled with 
seeds. The ground, at the time, was partially covered with snow and the 
weather cold. There is, apparently, no previous record of the occurrence 
of this species in winter, in Massachusetts. — Henry M Spelman 
m.„. Ball.N.o.o. S.APU. tsss, p, /Zt. 
Molothrus ater again in Massachusetts in Winter— On Jan. 31, 1888, I 
shot a male Cow Bunting at Watertown, Mass. It was in an old fie’ld 
with a large flock of Goldfinches ( Spinus tristis), feeding on the weeds and 
stubble that had not been covered by the snow. The bird was thin, but 
otherwise in good condition. 
Ibis is the third time that this species has been found wintering in New 
England.* Arthur P. Ciiadbourne, Cambridge , Mass. 
* Two were killed at Belmont, Mass., Jan. 2, 1883, by Mr. Spelman (Bull. N. O. C., 
Vol. VIII, 1883, p. 121). One seen at Taftsville, Vt. from Dec. 30 to Jan. 30 (C. O. 
T[racy], Orn. and 061 ., Vol. IX, 1884, p. 45). 
Auk, V. April 1888. p. Z0 7 
Molothrus ater in Massachusetts in December— On Dec. 8, 1888, I 
shot two female Cowbirds in Belmont, Mass. For records of this bird in 
Massachusetts in January, see ‘The Auk,’ Vol. V, 1888, p. 207. — Walter 
Faxon, Museum of Comparative Zoology , Cambridge, Mass. 
Auk, vi- j&b<> ifiee.p. lx. 
