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*140. Picus pubescens Linn. Downy Woodpecker. Rather 

 common resident. 



141. Picoides arcticus Gray. Black-backed Woodpecker. Very- 

 rare winter visitant. A recent record of its capture in "Middlesex 

 County, fall of 1871." (Purdie, Am. Nat., VII, 1873, G93.) 



142. Picoides americanus Brehm. (P. hirsutus of most Massa- 

 chusetts lists.) Banded-backed Woodpecker. Very rare or acci- 

 dental winter visitant. Very few instances are on record of the cap- 

 ture of either species of this genus in the state. P. arcticus has been 

 more frequently recorded than P. americanus. (See Allen, Am. Nat., 

 Ill, 572.) 



♦143. Sphyrapicus varius Baird. Yellow-bellied Woodpecker. 

 Not very uncommon in spring and fall, and a few probably breed, more 

 especially in Berkshire County. (Marked as breeding by Dr. Em- 

 mons.) 



144. Centurus carolinus Bon. Red bellied Woodpecker. 

 Accidental. Not to my knowledge yet taken in the state, but ob- 

 served by me at Springfield, May 13, 1863, under circumstances that 

 would render a mistaken identification almost impossible (Proc. Essex 

 Inst., IV, 53). It has since been taken by Mr. Shores within a few 

 miles of this locality (at Sufiield, Conn., Merriam, Rev. Birds of Conn., 

 1877, 65). 



*145. Melanerpes erythrocephalus Swain. Red-headed Wood- 

 . pecker. Rare summer resident, occasionally breeding. Most fre- 

 quently observed in fall, usually in immature plumage. 



146. Colaptes auratus Swain. Golden-winged Woodpecker. 

 Abundant summer resident. Occasionally seen in winter. 



147. Strix flanimea Linn. Barn Owl. Very rare or accidental. 

 Only two specimens as yet known to have been taken in the state, — 

 one at Springfield, May, 1868 {Allen, Proc. Essex Inst., VI, 1868, 

 312) ; the other at Lynn, in 1865 {Allen, Am. Nat., Ill, Feb., 1870, 646). 



*148. Bubo virginianus Bon. Great Horned Owl. A not un- 

 common resident. 



♦149. Scops asio Bon. Mottled Owl. Common, resident. 



♦150. Otus vulgaris Flem. Long eared Owl. Not common, 

 resident. 



♦151. Brachyotus palustris Bon. Short-eared Owl. Rather 

 common resident. 



152. Syrnium cinereum Aud. Great Gray Owl. Accidental 

 or very rare winter visitant. I have no record of its capture in the 

 state since 1866 (Salem, Nov. 10, 1866, Allen, Am. Nat., Ill, Jan., 

 1870, 570). 



*153. Syrnium nebulosum Gray. Barred Owl. Rather com- 

 mon resident. 



