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Massachusetts Notes. — The following records taken from my note 

 book which refer either to birds rare in Massachusetts or to unusual dates 

 of occurrence. The specimens were taken by myself, with the exception 

 of the Black Vulture (Catharista urubu) and Labrador Horned Owl {Bxibo 

 virginianus heterocnemis) , and all specimens are preserved in my collection. 



Stercorarius longicaudus. Long-tailed Jaeger. On July 23, 1910, 

 about five miles east of Pigeon Cove, part of Rockport, Mass., female 

 specimen taken. 



Larus hyperboreus. Glaucous Gull. On April 20, 1915, near the 

 Salvages off Rockport, Mass., immature female specimen taken. 



On April 24, 1915, in the same locality, an immature male specimen 

 taken. 



Larus leucopterus. Iceland Gull. On April 19, 1915, I saw a 

 beautiful entirely snow white Iceland Gull sitting beside a Herring Gull, 

 on the breakwater off Rockport, Mass. At the distance seen, about fifty 

 yards, the bill was conspicuously all black, the back looked the same as 

 the breast snow white and when the bird flew I saw that the ends of the 

 wings were white. 



On Jan. 22, 1916, near the Salvages off Rockport, Mass., I saw six Iceland 

 Gulls. The birds were flying about, among a large number of Herring 

 Gulls, and were seen near enough to positively identify them, allowance 

 being made for seeing the same bird twice, in giving the probable number 

 of six. Two of the birds were taken, both males, one of which was an adult, 

 with mantle pale pearl-blue and fresh color of bill a very delicate shade of 

 light green, with yellow spot, almost an orange shade, on the lower mandible 

 near angle, and a lighter yellow spot, somewhat diffused and not as pro- 

 nounced, on the upper mandible just over the spot on the lower mandible. 

 The measurements and weights of the two birds were practically the same. 



On May 13, 1916, near the Salvages off Rockport, Mass., I saw an Ice- 

 land Gull, near enough, several times, to positively identify the bird. 



On Feb. 22, 1917, in the same locality, I saw an Iceland Gull, which came 

 within thirty-five yards of the boat. 



On Feb. 4, 1918, a short distance off Rockport, Mass., I saw three Ice- 

 land Gulls, two of which were taken, both immature males. 



On Feb. 11, 1918, same locality, two immature female specimens taken. 



Larus kumlieni. Kumlien's Gull. On Jan. 31, 1913, a short dis- 

 tance off the shore of Lanesville, part of Gloucester, Mass., an adult female 

 specimen was taken. 



Puffinus griseus. Sooty Shearwater. On May 29, 1916, about six 

 miles east of Pigeon Cove, Mass., a female specimen was taken. 



Arquatella maritima maritima. Purple Sandpiper. On May 30, 

 1917, on the Salvages off Rockport, Mass., I saw a flock of about forty 

 Purple Sandpipers, six of which were taken. 



Catharista urubu. Black Vulture. On May 12, 1916, at Pigeon 

 Cove, Mass., a specimen was taken, sex undetermined. 



Bubo virginianus heterocnemis. Labrador Horned Owl. About 



