EXPLANATORY NOTE. 
The annotations for the various localities following the general 
status of each species are compiled from the following sources. 
For more exact notice of these works see Bibliography. 
Amherst: From “ The Birds of Amherst,” by Hubert Lyman Clark, 1887. 
Berkshire: From “The Birds of Berkshire,’ by W. Faxon and R. Hoft- 
mann, Igoo. 
Bristol County: From a manuscript list of the birds of Bristol County 
kindly supplied especially for this work by Mr. Manton Copeland of 
Taunton, assisted by Mr. Arthur C. Bent. 
Brookline: From “ The Birds of Brookline,” and ‘“ Additions,” by Regi- 
nald Heber Howe, Junior, 1900. 
Cambridge (and vicinity including the coast from Lynn to Boston): From 
Mr. William Brewster’s notes in Chapman’s “Handbook of the 
Birds of Eastern North America,” 1895. 
Cohasset: From a manuscript list of the Birds of Cohasset kindly sup- 
plied especially for this work by Mr. Henry Bryant Bigelow of 
Cohasset. 
Springfield: From “ The Birds of Springfield and Vicinity,’ embodying 
all former lists on the region, by Robert O. Morris, 1901. 
Dedham: From the “ Birds of Dedham,” by Julius Ross Wakefield, 1891. 
Essex County: From the “Birds of Essex County,” by F. W. Putman, 
1856. This list is included for its comparative historical interest. 
Ipswich : From a manuscript list of the Birds of Ipswich kindly supplied 
especially for this work by Dr. Charles W. Townsend of Boston. 
Martha’s Vineyard: From a list of the land-birds of Martha’s Vineyard 
Island compiled by the present authors from notes generously sup- 
plied by Messrs. Henry V. Greenough, Herbert L. Coggins, Dr. 
Walter Faxon, and others. 
Nantucket: From a manuscript list of the Water-birds of Nantucket 
kindly supplied especially for this work by Mr. George H. Mackay ot 
Boston. 
Templeton: From ‘The Birds of Templeton,” by Charles E. Ingalls, 
1889. 
Wellesley (and vicinity): From ‘‘ The Birds of Wellesley” and “ The 
Birds of Dover,” by Albert Pitts Morse, 1897. 
