APPENDIX. 



The whole number of birds belonging to the fauna of 

 eastern Massachusetts is two hundred and ninety-nine,* 

 as will be seen by the Catalogue. Of these twelve have 

 been recently added, viz. : the Varied Thrush (Titrdus 

 ncevius), the Tennessee Warbler (Helmiiithophaga pere- 

 grina), the Baird's Sparrow (Centronyx Bairdii), the Gray 

 King-Bird (Tyrannus Domiiiicensis), the Yellow-headed 

 Blackbird {Xanthocej)halus icterocephalus), the Barn Owl 

 {Strix pratiiicola), the Hawk Owl (Surnia 2ilida), the Stilt 

 Sandpiper (Micropalania himantopus), the Yellow-crowned 

 Night Heron {Ny ether odius violaceus), the Sandwich Tern 

 {Sterna cantiaca), the White Pelican {Pelecanus erythro- 

 rhynchus), and the Brown Pelican [Pelecanus fuscus). 



In the following tables may be found a classification of 



* The whole number of species given by Mr. J. A. Allen, in the " Pro- 

 ceedings of the Essex Institute," Vol. IV. No. 2, August, 1864, as occurring 

 in the State, was two hundred and ninety-six. Of these, three have not 

 been found in eastern Massachusetts, viz. : Helminthophnga celata, Em- 

 pidonnx Acadiciis, and Centurns Carolinus. Those given upon doubtful or 

 insufficient evidence as birds of eastern Massachusetts, which are not in- 

 cluded in the present list, are nine, viz.: Pants Huchonicus, Cnrdinnlis 

 Virginlanus, JSfjinlitls Wihonius, Ansev hyperboreiis, Anser Gambelii, Ber- 

 nicla Hutchinsii, Bernidn leucopsis, Procellnria glacinlis, and Sterna ara- 

 nea. Sixteen species are added in Mr. Allen's supplement ("American 

 Naturalist," Vol. III., pp. 505-519, 568-585, 631-648, 1869), after ex- 

 punging four species from the previous list, — increasing his catalogue to 

 three hundred and eight. Out of these, three are birds of western Massa- 

 chusetts, viz. : Nauderusfurcatus, Seiurus Ltidovkianus^ and Serinus meri- 

 dionnlis. Two of those given in his supplement as birds of eastern IMassa- 

 chusetts are not included in the present Catalogue, viz.: Buieo Ck>operi {no\. 

 included, for reasons given on page 135) and Gnrdudis degnns, which, 

 as Mr. Allen justly remarks, was probably an escaped cage-bird. 



