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ter. Dedham: “ Rather common.” Essex County: ‘ Summer visitant- 
Common.” [Doubtless an error.} Springfield: “Rare spring and 
autumn visitor.” Templeton: ‘“ Rare summer resident” [?]. Welles- 
ley: “Scarce migrant .. .. occasional in winter.” 
175. Falco rusticolus obsoletus (Gmel.). BLAck GyRFAL- 
CON. ! 
An extremely rare winter visitant from the north. The follow- 
ing are the tenable records: J/szich, a male was shot November 
7, 1874, and is now in the Peabody Academy at Salem;’ Breed’s 
Islan?, Boston Harbour, one was taken in October, 1876, and is 
now in the Field Columbian Museum at Chicago ;” /pszwich, a fe- 
male was captured March 11, 1893.3 
176. Falco rusticolus gyrfalco(Linn.). GyRFALCON. 
An extremely rare winter visitor from the north. The following 
are the only tenable records: Vorthampton, one was taken by 
Mr. E. O. Damon, in February, 1880;4 S/owe, a male was taken 
in 1881, and wrongly referred to / r. obsoletus ;° Melrose (or 
near Lynn), a male was shot January 1, 1891.6 This and the 
Stowe specimen are now in the collection of Mr. William Brewster, 
and the Northampton bird is in the Science Building at Spring- 
field. 
177. Falco tinnunculus Linn. KeEstTReEL. 
Accidental from the Old World. The only record is: /Vantas- 
ket Beach, a female was shot at Strawberry Hill, September 29, 
1889, by F. H. Brackett.’ ‘ 
178. Falco sparverius Linn. AMERICAN SPARROW HAWK. 
An uncommon summer resident; a few remain throughout the 
winter, 
1 Purdie; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. IV, No. 4, Oct., 1879, p. 189. 
2*Cory,; zbzd., Vol. Ll No: 1, Janz; 16775 p. 27. 
3 Vickary ; O: & O., Vol. XVIII, No. 4, Apr., 1893, p. 51. 
4Vennor; Forest & Stream, Vol. XIV, Apr. 15, 1880, p. 204. 
° Brewster; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. VIII, No. 3, July, 1883, p. 184, and 
Brewster ; Minot’s Land and Game Birds, 2d ed., 1895, p. 479. 
® Tufts; O. & O., Vol. XVI, No. 4, Apr., 1891, p. 61. 
7 Cory; Auk, Vol.,V, No.1, Jan., 1888, pp. 110, and zézd., No. 2, Apr, 
1888, p. 205. 
