APPENDIX. 



THE whole number of birds belonging to the fauna of 

 eastern Massachusetts is two hundred and ninety-nine,* 

 as will be seen by the Catalogue. Of these twelve have 

 been recently added, viz. : the Varied Thrush (Tardus 

 n'cvius), the Tennessee Warbler (Hebninthophaga pere- 

 yruia), the Baird's Sparrow (CeMronyx Bainlii), the Gray 

 King-Bird (Tyrannus Dominicensis), the Yellow-headed 

 Blackbird (Xanthocephaltis icterocepkalus), the Barn Owl 

 (titrix pratincola), the Hawk Owl (Snrtiui ulula), the Stilt 

 Sandpiper (MicTopalama himantopus), the Yellow-crowned 

 Night Heron (Nyctherodius violaceus), the Sandwich Tern 

 (Sterna cantiaca), the White Pelican (Pelecanus erythro- 

 rhynchus), and the Brown Pelican (Pelecanus fuscas). 



In the following tables may be found a classification of 



* The whole number of species given by Mr. J. A. Allen, in the " Pro- 

 ceedings of the Kssex Institute," Vol. IV. No. 2, August, 1864, as occurring 

 in the State, was two hundred and ninety-six. Of these, three have not 

 been found in eastern Massachusetts, viz. : IftlmintliKfili'tya cel'itu, Km- 

 pidminx Acadiciu, and Ccnturus CaroUnus. Those given upon doubtful or 

 insufficient evidence as birds of eastern Massachusetts, which are not in- 

 cluded in the present list, are nine, viz.: Parvs Hudwnicns, Girdimilis 

 Virginianus, JEyidlitii Wilsimiuf, Anser hyperboreus, Anser Gamhelii^ Bn'- 

 nicla I/utchinsii, Bernicla hncopsis, Procellaria (jlaciulit, and Sterna ara- 

 nea. Sixteen species are added in Mr. Allen's supplement (' American 

 Naturalist," Vol. III., pp. 505-519, 568-585, 631 -648, 1869), after ex- 

 punging four species from the previous list, increasing his catalogue to 

 three hundred and eight. Out of these, three are birds of western Massa- 

 chusetts, viz. : Ntmcltrusfiircatus, Sniurus Ludoricianus, and Serin/is mei'i- 

 dionalis. Two of those given in his supplement as birds of eastern Massa- 

 chusetts are not included in the present Catalogue, viz. : Buttto Qioperi (tiiA 

 included, for reasons given on page 135) and C'U'dutlis drf/tins, which, 

 as Mr. Allen justly remarks, was probably an escaped cage-bird. 



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