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CHONDESTES GEAMMACA. Lark Finch. —Entirely accidental; but one 

 instance of its occurrence recorded, — S. Jillson, Gloucester, Mass., 

 1845. A western species. 



CENTEONTX BAIEDII. Baird's Sparrow. — Accidental. One specimen 

 obtained at Ipswich, Mass., by C. J. Maynard, Dec. 4, 1868. A north- 

 western species. 



MELOSPIZA LINCOLNII. Lincoln's Sparrow. - Accidental ; but five in- 

 stances of its capture on record. Three at Springfield, Mass., by Mr. 

 J. A. AUen, May, 1860, 1863, 1864; two at Hudson, Mass., by S. Jill- 

 son, May, 1867, 1868. 



PASSER DOMESTICA. European House Sparrow. — Introduced from 

 Europe, and will probably become generally distributed, at least in the 

 more southern portions of New England. 



GUIEACA C5]EULEA. Blue Grosbeak. — Accidental visitor from the 

 South ; but one instance of its occurrence on record, — George A. 

 Boardman, Calais, Me., 1861, when several were seen. 



CAEDIUALIS VIEGINIANUS. Cardinal Grosbeak. Red Bird. — Accidental 

 visitor from the South ; but three recent instances of its occurrence. 

 Four specimens taken near Springfield, Mass., in October, 1866. Seen 

 by Mr. W. H. Niles, at Belchertown, Mass., October, 1868; and at 

 Southampton, Mass., May 5, 1869. 



XANTHOCEPHALUS ICTEEOCEPHALUS. Yellow-headed Blackbird- — Acci- 

 dental visitor from the West. One taken in Watertown Mass in 

 October, 1869. 



LAGOPUS ALBUS. White Ptarmigan. — Rare winter visitor in northern 

 New England. 



HEEODIAS EGEETTA. Great White Heron. — Accidental visitor from the 

 South. Several instances of its capture in southern portions of New 

 England. 



FLOEIDA CiEEULEA. Little Blue Heron. — Of rare occurrence. Specimen 

 taken in Barnstable, Mass., in spring of 1861. Accidental; from the 

 South. 



NYCTHEEODIUS VIOLACEUS. Yellow-crowned Night Heron. - Accidental 

 visitor from the South. One taken in Lynn, Mass., by Mr N Vickarv 

 October, 1862. 



IBIS ORDII. Glossy Ibis. — Accidental visitor from the South. Two 

 recent instances of its occurrence recorded, — Nantucket, September, 

 1869, one specimen ; New Hampshire, in October, 1858, by Dr Palmer. 



