, 88 BIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS 



prior to 1901 ; J Mr. C. J. Maynard records a nestling received 

 from Tyngsborough, but the identification seems open to doubt. 2 



240. Corvus ossifragus Wils. FISH CROW. 



Occasional from the south. Mr. William Brewster saw one fly- 

 ing over Cambridge on March 16, 1875, but the bird was not 

 taken. 3 The positive records : Wareham, a pair seen and the 

 female shot on July 16, 1884, by Mr. E. A. Bangs; 4 Springfield-, 

 one was shot on June 9, 1896, and the specimen is now in the col- 

 lection of Mr. William Brewster ; 5 and Mr. Robert O. Morris 

 records having heard this species there on one or two other occa- 

 sions. 6 



241. Corvus americanus Aud. AMERICAN CROW. 



An abundant spring and autumn migrant, and common perma- 

 nent resident. In winter they congregate at night in large num- 

 bers to roost. 



Amherst: "Abundant resident." Berkshire: "Common permanent 

 resident, but not as abundant in winter as in summer." Bristol County: 

 "Abundant permanent resident." Brookline : "Abundant permanent 

 resident." Cambridge : Abundant permanent resident. Cohasset : 

 "Abundant resident." Dedham : " Common resident." Essex County: 

 "Resident. Abundant." Ipswich: "Abundant resident." Martha's 

 Vineyard: "Abundant resident. 1 ' Springfield: "Abundant resident.'' 

 Templeton: "Abundant resident, except in winter." Wellesley: " Com- 

 mon resident." 



242. Perisoreus canadensis (Linn.). CANADA JAY. 

 Accidental from the north. The records are : Newtonville, one 



seen at very close range by Mr. C. J. Maynard, early in the sum- 

 mer of 1875 ; 7 Salem, one was taken October 25, 1878, by Lo- 

 renzo A. Smith, now in the Peabody Academy, Salem ; 8 Woburn, 



1 Morris; Birds of Springfield, 1901, p. 26. 



2 Maynard ; Birds of E. No. Amer., 1882, p. 155. 



3 Brewster ; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. I, No. i, Apr., 1876, p. 19. 



4 Brewster; Auk, Vol. IV, No. 2, Apr., 1887, p. 162. 



5 Morris ; Auk, Vol. XIV, No. i, Jan., 1897, p. 100. 



6 Morris; Birds of Springfield, 1901, p. 26. 



7 Maynard; Birds of E. No. Amer., part VII, 1878, p. 168. 



s Brewster; Minot's Land & Game Birds, 2nd ed., 1895, pp. 474, 475. 



