546 Animals of Massachusetts. 



Falco. 



1f fulvus, Ring-toiled Eagle. 



IT leuco cephalus, L. Bald Eagle. 



haliaetus, L. Fish Hawk. Makes its visits up the Hoosicinthe Spring, 

 sparverius, L. Sparrow Hawk. 

 columbarius, L. Pigeon Hawk. 

 palumbarius, L. Goshawk. 



velox, Wils. Slate-colored Hawk. Common. Arrives March 20th. 

 lagopus, L. Rough-legged Falcon. 

 || borealis, Gm. Red-tailed Hawk. 1 Common. Prepares its nest 



) early in March, 

 y hiemalis, Gm. Wils. Winter-Falcon. 



Strix. 



tlT funerea, Gm. Hawk Owl. Autumn. 



|| 1T virginiana, Gm. Great-horned Owl. Inhabits the mountains. 



otus, L. Long-eared Owl. 



brachyotus, Gm. Short-eared Owl. Common. 



IT || Acadica, Gm. Little Owl. 



ORDER II. PASSERES. 



TRIBE I. SCANSORES. 



FAMILY AMPH1BOLI. 

 Coccijzus. Vieill. Temm. Ranz. Cuv. 



Cuculus. L. Briss. Gm. Lath. 111. 



Americanus, Bon. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 



erythrophthalmus. Black-billed Cuckoo. 



FAMILY SAGITTILINGUES. 

 Picus. L. Briss. Gm. Lath. &c. 



1 Common. Arrives 



auratus, L. Golden-winged woodpecker. v about Ap. 10th. and 



3 migrates south in Oct 



|| pileatus, L. Pileated Woodpecker. 



. erythrocephalus, L. Red-headed Woodpecker. 



t Carolinus, L. Red-bellied Woodpecker* Common near Rochester NY 



varius, L. Yellow-bellied Woodpecker. 



|| villosus, L. Hairy Woodpecker. 



|| pubescens, L. Downy Woodpecker. 



TRIBE 2. AMBULATORES. 



FAMILY ANGULIROSTES, 111. 



Alcedo L. Gm. Lath. 



* alcyon, L. Belted King Fisher. 



FAMILY GREGARII. 



Sturnus L. Briss. Gm. 



Ludovicianus, L. Meadow Lark. Arrives about March 13th. 



Icterus Briss. Temm. Ranz. 



5 Baltimore, Dand. Baltimore Oriole. 



St spurius, Bon. Orchard Oriole. 



* Takes the place of the P. auratus in the Western part of the State of New York. 



