ADDENDUM. 



Since the foregoing pages were prepared there has come to 

 my notice a paper on the birds of Dedham, by Julius Ross 

 Wakefield (" Dedham Historical Register," vol. II. pp. 1-7, 

 70-74, 1891). This is in two parts, the first ("Notes on the 

 Birds of Dedham," pp. 1-7, January) dealing with habits and 

 local distribution, the second (" A List of the Birds of Dedham," 

 pp. 70-74, April) being an annotated list of species. Mr. Wake- 

 field informs me that this list was intended to stimulate observa- 

 tion and inquiry rather than to be a contribution to ornithology, 

 the records not being in all cases as reliable as is necessary 

 for the latter purpose. The following species, not appearing in 

 the Wellesley list, need mention here : Marbled Godwit, Long- 

 billed Curlew, Hudsenian Curlew, Eskimo Curlew, Black-bellied 

 Plover, Raven, Holboell's Redpoll. The first five of these, if 

 correctly identified, are coastwise migrants, appearing casually on 

 the meadows of the Neponset and Charles Rivers. The Hol- 

 boell's Redpoll doubtless refers to the form now known as the 

 Greater Redpoll, which was formerly thought to be Holboell's. 

 Concerning the Raven, I judge from the remarks of Mr. Wake- 

 field that he regards the specimen accredited to Mr. Lathrop as 

 authoritative. A change of the sub-specific name simtatus, to 

 prmcipalis, is doubtless necessary. 



