Birds. .V19 



tristis, L. Yellow Bird, or Goldfinch. 



pinus, Wils. finch. 



ff linaria, Lesser red-poll. Winter. 



iliaca, Merrem. Fox-colored Sparrow. Winter, 



eyrthrophthalma, L. Towhe Bunting. 

 T cardinalis, Bon. Cardinal Grosbeak. 



1T rosea, Bon. Rose-breasted Grosbeak 



1T purpurea, Gm. Purple Finch. 



Loxia. Briss. L. Gm. Lath. 



Curvirostra, L. ^American Cross Bill. 



FAMILY COLUMBINI. 



Columba. 



% migratoria, L. Passenger Pigeon. 



1F Carolinensis, L. Turtle Dove. 



SUB CLASS, II. 



Hind toe articulated higher on the tarsus than the fore toes; incapable of grasp- 

 ing, or wanting. 



ORDER III. GALLING. 



FAMILY GALLINACEI. 



Meleagris. 



1T|| Gallopavo, L. Wild Turkey. Now become scarce and near- 



ly extinct.* 



Perdix. Briss Lath. 111. 



Virginiana, Lath. Quail. 



Tetrao. L. Gm. Lath. 111. Cuv. 



|j umbellus, L. Ruffled Grous. Common. 



ORDER IV, CRALL.S. 



FAMILY PRESSIROSTRES. 



Charadrius. L. Gm. Lath. 111. 



f semipalmatus, Bon. Ring Plover. A single specimen on the 



banks of the Hoosic. 

 melodus, Ord. Ringed Plover. 



vociferus, L. Kildeer Plover Appears about April. 10th. 

 ruvialis, L. Golden Plover. 



Strepsilas. 111. Temm. Ranz. 

 interpres, Til. Turn-stone. 



FAMILY HERODII. ILL. 



Grus. Pallas, 111. Cuv. Temm. 



1F Americana, Temm. Hooping Crane. 



Ardea. 



Herodias, L. Great Heron. 



alba, L Great white Heron. 



nycticorax, L. Mght Heron. More common late in the Sunimei 



* Frequently met with on mount Holyoke. E. H. 



