20 ANNOTATED LIST OF BIRDS 



315. Passenger Pigeon, Wild Pigeon — Ectopistes 



migratoriiis (Linn.). Very rare. I have seen but one or 

 two in last five years. Formerly a common summer resi- 

 dent, May-Oct. BL ii 139, M 395. 



316. Mourning Dove — Ze7iaidura macroura (Linn.). 

 Not uncommon summer resident, March-Oct. Grain-fields, 

 roads, and weedy pastures near pine woods. Nest of twigs 

 on tree, 10 ft., rarely on ground; May. BL ii 140, M 401. 



325. Turkey Vulture, Turkey Buzzard — Cathar- 



tes aura (Linn.). Rare wanderer from South. Several in- 

 stances in eastern Massachusetts. Waltham, Aug. 1867 

 (Nat. Guide 137); Weston, Apr., 1893 (Auk xi 250). BL 

 ii 135, M 392. 



331. Marsh Hawk — Circus hudso7iius (Linn.). 

 Not uncommon summer resident ; most numerous in migra- 

 tions. Mar. 15-Apr, 15, Sept.-Oct. Flying low over past- 

 ures and meadows, hunting field-mice. Nest on ground in 

 swamps; May. BL ii loi, M 360. 



332 . Sharp-shinned Hawk — Accipiter velox (Wils.). 

 Rather common summer resident, Apr.-Oct. ; rare winter 

 visitant. Orchards, clearings, near poultry-houses and 

 nesting-site in secluded pine woods. Nest in pine-trees, 

 15-40 ft.; May. BL ii 104, M 370. 



333. Cooper's Hawk — Accipiter cooperii (Bonap.). 

 Rather common summer resident^ Apr.-Oct.; sometimes 

 winters. Less common than preceding ; haunts and habits 

 the same. Nest in pine-trees, 25-50 ft. ; May. BL ii 105, 

 M 372. 



334. American Goshawk — Accipiter atricapillits 

 (Wils.). Irregular visitor in fall and winter; rather rare, 

 but sometimes, as in 1896, not uncommon, Oct.-Dec. BL 

 ii 108, M 374. 



337- Red-tailed Hawk, Hen-hawk — Buteo borealis 



