550 Animals in Massachusetts. , 



coerulea, L. Blue Heron. 

 minor, Wils. American Bittern. 

 virescens. Green Heron. 



FAMILY LIMICOL.E. 



Numenius. Briss. Lath. 111. Cuv. 



longirostris, Wils. Long billed Curlew. Rarely ou the Hoos ic. 



Tringa. L. Lath. Gm. 



semi-palmata, Wils. Semi-patmated Sandpiper. 



alpina, L. Red-backed Sandpiper. 



pectoralis, Ben. Pectoral Sandpiper. 

 pusilla, Wils. Little Sandpiper. 



Himantopus. Briss. 111. Cuv. Temra. 



nigricollis, Vieill. Long-legged Jlvocet. 

 Totanus. Cuv. Temm. Vieill. Ranz. 



melanoleucus, Vieill. Tell-tale Godwit. 

 fl macularius, Temm. 



Scolopax. L, Briss. Gm. Lath, 

 Wilsonii, Temm. Snipe. 



FAMILY MACRODACTYLI. 



Rallus. L. Cuv. Vieill. 



crepitans, L. Clapper Rail. 



IT Virginianus, L. Virginia Rail. 



Fulica. 



Americana, Gm. Common Coot. 



ORDER V. ANSERES. 



FAMILY LONGIPENNES. 



R/iincops. L. Gm. Lath. 



nigra, k. Black-Skimmer, or Shearwater. Visits the coast during 



Summer. 



Sterna. 



hirundo, L. Great Tern. 



minuta. Lesser Tern. 



Larus. 



|] capistratus, Temm. Brown marked Gull. 



atricilla, L. Black headed Gull 

 canus, L. Common Gull. 



fuse us, L. Silvery Gull. 



argentatoides, Brehm. Common near N. Y. 



FAMILY LEMALLOSODKNTATI. ILL' 



Anser. 



canadensis, Vieill. 



hyperboreas, Pal la?. Snoiv Goose. 



bernicla, Bon. The Brant. 



