yo BIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS 



1864, now in the Brown University collection ; l Salem, one Nov- 

 ember 10, 1866 ; 2 Lynn, one in the winter of 1872 ;3 Agawam, 

 one on February 25, 1882 ; 4 Shcrbourne, one "many years ago," 

 (prior to 1884) ; 6 Milton, one in winter of 1890-91 ; 6 Princeton, 

 one, February 28, 1891 ; 7 Blandford, one, March 4, 1896 ; 8 

 Westfield, " many years ago" (prior to 1896); 9 Northampton, one 

 taken prior to 190 1. 9 



November 10 to March 4. 



188. Cryptoglaux tengmalmi richardsoni (Bonap.). RICH- 

 ARDSON'S OWL. 



An extremely rare winter visitant from the north. The definite 

 records are: Springfield^ one in December, 1859; 10 West Ded- 

 ham, one taken in 1862 ; n Lynn, one shot in 1863, according to 

 Dr. J. A. Allen, who also saw two others recently killed in the 

 State ; l ' 2 Cambridge, at Mount Auburn, one taken in December, 

 1865 ; 18 Newton, a female, February 26, 1879; 14 Seekonk, a male, 

 December 18, 1882 ; 16 Lynn, one taken February 4, 1882 ; 16 Fram- 

 ingham, one taken January i, 1885 ; 17 Brockton, one, November 

 29, 1888 ; 18 Peabody, one found dead February 2, 1889 ; 19 Mai- 

 den, one said to be in collection of Comparative Zoology. 13 



November 29 to February 26. 



1 Editors; Rand. Notes on Nat. Hist., Vol. I, No. 7, July, 1884, p. 3. 



2 Allen ; Amer. Nat., Vol. Ill, No. n, Jan., 1870, p. 570, p. 16 of separate. 



3 Baird, Brewer & Ridgway; Land Birds, Vol. Ill, 1874, p. 32. 



4 Allen; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. VIII, No. 2, Apr., 1883, p. 123. 



5 Stearns & Coues ; New Eng. Bird Life, Vol. II, p. 93. 



6 Minot ; Land and Game Birds of New Eng. 1877, p. 331. 



7 Churchill ; Auk, Vol. VIII, No. 3, July, 1891, p. 313. 



8 Morris; ibid., Vol. XIV, No. i, Jan., 1897, p. 100. 



9 Morris ; Birds of Springfield, 1901, p. 22. 

 10 Allen ; Proc. Essex Inst., Vol. IV, 1864, p. 71. 



11 Wakefield ; Birds of Dedham, 1891, p. 71. 



12 Allen ; Amer. Nat., Vol. Ill, No. 12, Eeb., 1870, p. 646, p. 47,48 of separate. 

 13 Maynard; Nat. Guide, 1870, p. 133. 



14 Brewer; Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. XX, 1879, p. 2 7 2 - 



15 Jenks ; Bull Nutt. Orn. Club. Vol. VIII, No. 2, Apr., 1883, p. 122. 



16 Smith; Forest & Stream, Vol. XX, May 10, 1883, p. 285. 



17 Browne; Auk, Vol. II, No. 4, Oct., 1885, p. 384. 



i 8 Editor ; O. & O., Vol. XIII, No. 12, Dec., 1888, p. 1.91. 

 19 Welch; ibid., Vol. XIV, No. 2, Feb., 1889, p. 30. 



