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Amherst: "Occasionally seen." Berkshire: " A rare summer resi- 

 dent." Bristol County: " Rare and irregular summer visitant." Brook- 

 line: u A very rare migrant." Cambridge: "Of irregular occurrence at 

 all seasons." Dedham : "Two instances." Essex County: "Resident. 

 Common." Martha's Vineyard: " One seen." Springfield :" Rather un- 

 common transient visitor in the spring, summer and autumn, and rare in 

 the winter." Templeton: " Not uncommon during the fall migrations." 

 A pair probably bred in Winchendon in 1887. Wellesley: "Rare tran- 

 sient visitant." 



172. Elanoi'des forficatus (Linn.) . SWALLOW-TAILED KITE. 

 Accidental from the west. There are two records * Whately, 



one seen near this town prior to 1870 ; x Ames bury* (West 

 Newbury 3) , one taken near the Merrimac River, on or about Sep- 

 tember 25, 1882. 



173. Falco peregrinus anatum (Bonap.). DUCK HAWK. 



A rare summer resident, and uncommon migrant along the 

 coast, near which it is rare in winter. It is well known to breed 

 on Mt. Tom, as also on Mts. Holyoke, Toby and Sugarloaf, and 

 probably on other of the western mountains. 



Amherst: "Breeds on Mt. Tom." Berkshire: "Very rare summer 

 resident." Bristol County: "One instance." Cambridge: Rare tran- 

 sient visitant, casual in winter. Cohasset: "One found dead." Essex 

 County: "Fall and winter. Very rare." Ipswich: "One instance." 

 Springfield : " Rare summer resident." 



174. Falco columbarius Linn. PIGEON HAWK. 



An uncommon spring and autumn migrant. Casual in winter. 

 Notwithstanding statements to the contrary, there is no authentic 

 record of the nesting of this bird in Massachusetts. 



Winter; April 10 to May 16 ; September 15 to November 24. 



Amherst: "Rare and uncertain winter visitor." Berkshire: Tran- 

 sient visitor. Bristol County: "Uncommon and irregular transient 

 visitant." Brookline : "Not uncommon migrant. Sometimes seen in 

 winter." Cambridge : Common transient visitant, occasional in win- 



1 Allen ; Amer. Nat., Vol. Ill, No. 12, Feb., 1870, p. 645, pp. 46, 47 of sep- 

 arate. 



2 Chadbourne; Quart. Journ. Bost. Zool. Soc., Vol. II, No. i, Jan., 1883, 

 p. 16. 



a Coues ; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. VIII, No. I, Jan., 1883, p. 61. 



