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ments of several different bones of this bird in June of the 

 same year at the latter locality, where also Mr. Maynard had 

 obtained them in previous years. 



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It appears, from information received too late to enable 

 me to insert them in their proper places, that the following 

 species should also be added to those already recorded from 

 Massachusetts : 



SWALLOW-TAILED HAWK. Nauclerus furcatus Vigors. 

 From Mr. Bennett I have received a description of a hawk 

 seen near Whately, not long since, that was unquestionably 

 of this species ; but, so far as I am aware, it has not yet been 

 taken in Massachusetts. Although a southern species, it is 

 rather common in the interior as far north as Iowa, and 

 stragglers have been taken along the Atlantic coast as far 

 north as New York. It can only occur in New England, 

 however, as an extremely rare visitor. 



A South American Humming Bird, Argytria myculata 

 Cab. and Heine, was taken in Cambridge in August, 1865, 

 by Mr. Wm. Brewster. It seems almost incredible that so 

 small a bird should wander so far from its usual haunts, 

 since its real habitat is the northern countries of South 

 America ; yet after carefully investigating the history of this 

 specimen, it seems to me there is no reason to doubt its cap- 

 ture in this state. It is possible, of course, that it may 

 have been brought here in a cage and have escaped, but that 

 such was the case does not appear to be at all probable. 



GRAY KING BIRD. Tyrannus Dominicencis Rich. A speci- 

 men of this species, now in Mr. Vickary's collection, was 

 shot in Lynn, early in October, 1869, by Mr. Charles I. 

 Goodale. Although essentially a West Indian species, it is 

 not uncommon in Florida, but only occasionally ranges so 

 far north as Charleston, South Carolina. It hence forms one 

 of the most remarkable additions to the fauna of the state 

 yet recorded. The specimen was evidently a young bird, or 

 a bird of the year. 



