70 Brrps oF MASSACHUSETTS 
1864, now in the Brown University collection ;! Sa/em, one Nov- 
ember ro, 1866;? Zyzn, one in the winter of 1872;3 Agawam, 
one on February 25, 1882 ;4 Sherbourne, one “many years ago,” 
(prior to 1884) ;° ALi/ton, one in winter of 1890-91; ° Princeton, 
one, February 28, 1891;7 Blandford, one, March 4, 1896 ;°* 
Westfield, ““ many years ago” (prior to 1896);* Northampton, one - 
taken prior to 1go1.® 
November 10 to March 4. 
188, Cryptoglaux tengmalmi richardsoni (Bonap.). RicH- 
ARDSON’S OWL. 
An extremely rare winter visitant from the north. The definite 
records are: Springfield, one in December, 1859; 1° West Dea- 
ham, one taken in 1862;'' Lynn, one shot in 1863, according to 
Dr. J. A. Allen, who also saw two others recently killed in the 
State;' Cambridége, at Mount Auburn, one taken in December, 
1865 ;'* Mewton, a female, February 26, 1879; '* Seekonk, a male, 
December 18, 1882 ; Lynn, one taken February 4, 1882 ; 1° Fram- 
ingham, one taken January 1, 1885; Brockton, one, November 
29, 1888;'8 Peabody, one found dead February 2, 1889; JAZal- 
den, one said to be in collection of Comparative Zodlogy.¥ 
November 29 to February 26. 
1 Editors; Rand. Notes on Nat. Hist., Vol. I, No. 7, July, 1884, p. 3. 
2 Allen ; Amer. Nat., Vol. III, No. 11, Jan., 1870, p. 570, p. 16 of separate. 
3 Baird, Brewer & Ridgway; Land Birds, Vol. III, 1874, p. 32. 
* Allen; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. VIII, No. 2, Apr., 1883, p. 123. 
° Stearns & Coues; New Eng. Bird Life, Vol. II, p. 93. 
® Minot; Land and Game Birds of New Eng. 1877, p. 331. 
7 Churchill; Auk, Vol. VIII, No. 3, July, 1891, p. 313. 
® Morris; zézd., Vol. XIV, No. 1, Jan., 1897, p. 100. 
°’ Morris; Birds of Springfield, tgor, p. 22. 
Allen ; Proc. Essex Inst., Vol. IV, 1864, p. 71. 
0 Wakefield ; Birds of Dedham, 1891, p. 71. 
1? Allen; Amer. Nat., Vol. III, No. 12, Feb., 1870, p. 646, p. 47, 48 of separate. 
13 Maynard; Nat. Guide, 1870, p. 133. 
14 Brewer ; Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. XX, 1879, p. 272. 
1 Jenks ; Bull Nutt. Orn. Club. Vol. VIII, No. 2, Apr., 1883, p. 122. 
1©Smith; Forest & Stream, Vol. XX, May 10, 1883, p. 285. 
7 Browne; Auk, Vol. II, No. 4, Oct., 1885, p. 384. 
18 Editor; O. &.O., Vol. XIII, No. 12, Dec., 1888, p. 191. 
19 Welch; zdzd., Vol. XIV, No. 2, Feb., 1889, p. 30. 
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