" li Icterus baltiiuore. 
1875. 
Middlesex County, Mass. 
May 10. 
Several, 
“ 11. 
Numerous in Cambridge to-day. 
Aug. 13. 
After an interval of comparative silence, they have 
begun to sing rather regularly, especially in the early 
morning and again at sunset. 
“ 24. 
The adult males are in full song. The young males 
are practicing singing and some of them perform nearly 
as well as the old birds. 
“ 28. 
Singing freely in Watertown. Saw several adult 
males in superb fall plumage, 
i « 
Sept. 7. 
! 
Only a few remain. 
“ 9. 
They all left about Semt^^jber 5. 
Nov. 13, 
A fine adult male was shot to-day in Wellesley and 
sent to Maynard to be mounted. It was in perfect plu¬ 
mage and good condition and showed no signs of iniurv 
of any kind. ^ 
1879. 
May 8. 
Although the cherry blossoms are not yet out these 
Orioles arrived May 6; they are not numerous as yet and 
I saw only throe today. 
