^2 BIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS 



buryport, one taken by H. Joyce and J. K. Clifford on May 5 

 1875, The specimen is now in the mounted collection of the 

 Museum of Comparative Zoology. 1 



192. Strix pratincola Bonap. AMERICAN BARN OWL. 



An accidental visitor from the south, The records are: Lynn, 

 one taken by Mr. James Teal about 1863 f Springfield, one taken 

 the last of May, 1868 ; 3 Dover, one taken prior to 1886 and now 

 in the Wellesley College Museum collection ; 4 South Wesiport, 

 a male taken by C. T. Wood, December 30, 1888, at Horse 

 Neck ; 5 Worcester, a female taken by Chester A. Reed on May 

 23, 1891, now in Mr. William Brewster's collection and labelled a 

 male. 



93. Ceryle alcyon (Linn.). BELTED KINGFISHER. 



A common summer resident, wintering rarely. 



March 15 to December 5, (Winter). 



Amherst : " Rather rare." Berkshire: " Rather common summer res- 

 ident." Bristol County : "Common summer resident." Brookline:"A 

 permanent resident." Cambridge : Common summer resident. 



Cohasset : " Common." Dedham : " Common." Essex County : " Sum- 

 mer visitant. Common." Ipswich : " Common summer resident." 

 Martha's Vineyard: "Resident, common in summer." Springfield: 

 '' Common summer and rare winter resident." Templeton : " Common 

 summer resident." Wellesley: " Common summer resident." 



194. Chordeiles virginianus (Gmel.). NIGHT HAWK. 



A common summer resident, abundant on migrations. 



(March 18; Stearns). (April 7) May 9 to October 6. 

 Amherst: "Common summer resident." Berkshire : *' Not common 

 summer resident." Bristol County : "Rare transient visitant." Brook- 

 line: "Common migrant." Cambridge: Not uncommon summer resi- 

 dent. Cohasset: "Rather rare." Dedham: "Rather common." Essex 

 County: "Summer visitant. Common." Ipswich: "Uncommon sum- 



!Deane; Rod & Gun, Vol. VI, May 15, 1875, p. 97. 



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



3 Coues./wfe Allen; Proc. Essex Inst., Vol. V, 1868, p. 312. 



4 Morse ; The Observer, Portland, Conn., Apr., 1896, p. 139. 



5 Brewster; Auk, Vol. VII, No. 2, Apr., 1890, p. 205. 



6 Reed ; O. & O., Vol. XVI, No. 6, June, 1892, p. 92. 



