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to all the larger towns and their immediate neighborhoods, and 

 to have become everywhere ineradicably established, greatly to 

 the regret of all lovers of our native song-birds, to whom this 

 intruder proves so great a nuisance. 



GENERAL SUMMARY. 



Fully authenticated as birds of the State,* 



Extirpated, 



Given as of probable occurrence, 



Considered as fairly entitled to recognition as Massachusetts birds, 



Known as breeding within the State (about), 



Extremely rare or accidental visitors, 



Introduced, 



Species added since 1878, 



340 



4 



19 



359 



142 



79 



4 



* Excluding nine varieties of species otherwise represented. 



1886.] 



