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CHONDESTES GBAMMACA. Lark Finch. Entirely accidental; but one 

 instance of its occurrence recorded, S. Jillson, Gloucester, Mass , 

 1845. A western species. 



CENTRONIX BAIEDII. Baird's Sparrow. Accidental. One specimen 

 obtained at Ipswich, Mass., by C. J. Maynard, Dec. 4, 1868. A north- 

 western species. 



MELOSPIZA LINCOLNII. Lincoln's Sparrow. Accidental ; but five in- 

 stances of its capture on record. Three at Springfield, Mass., by Mr. 

 J. A. Allen, May, 1860, 1863, 1864; two at Hudson, Mass., by S. Jill- 

 son, May, 1867, 1868. 



PASSER DOMESTICA. European House Sparrow. Introduced from 

 Europe, and will probably become generally distributed, at least in the 

 more southern portions of New England. 



GUIRACA CJERULEA. Blue Grosbeak. Accidental visitor from the 

 South ; but one instance of its occurrence on record, George A. 

 Boardman, Calais, Me., 1861, when several were seen. 



CARDINALIS VIRGINIANUS. Cardinal Grosbeak. Red Bird. Accidental 

 visitor from the South ; but three recent instances of its occurrence. 

 Four specimens taken near Springfield, Mass., in October, 1866. Seen 

 by Mr. W. H. -Niles, at Belchertown, Mass., October, 1868; and at 

 Southampton, Mass., May 5, 1869. 



XANTHOCEPHALUS ICTEROCEPHALUS. Yellow-headed Blackbird- Acci- 

 dental visitor from the West. One taken in Watertown, Mass., in 

 October, 1869. 



LAGOPUS ALBUS. White Ptarmigan. Rare winter visitor in northern 

 New England. 



HERODIAS EGRETTA. Great White Heron. Accidental visitor from the 

 South. Several instances of its capture in southern portions of New 

 England. 



FLORIDA CJERULEA. Little Blue Heron. Of rare occurrence. Specimen 

 taken in Barnstable, Mass., in spring of 1861. Accidental; from the 

 South. 



NYCTHERODIUS VIOLACEUS. Yellow-crowned Night Heron. Accidental 

 visitor from the South. One taken in Lynn, Mass., by Mr. N. Vickary, 

 October, 1862. 



IBIS ORDII. Glossy Ibis. Accidental visitor from the South. Two 

 recent instances of its occurrence recorded, Nantucket, September, 

 1869, one specimen; New Hampshire, in October, 1858, by Dr Palmer. 



