132 BIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS 



however, along the northern border of the State in small num- 

 bers much more regularly than elsewhere. Of the large flights, 

 the most recent was in the winter of i892-'93 > 1 



November 4 to April 4. 



Amherst : "Common, but very irregular winter visitor." Berkshire: 

 <( Irregular winter visitant." Bristol County : " Irregular winter visitant, 

 varying in abundance." Brookline : " Common irregular winter visitant." 

 Cambridge : Irregular winter visitant. Frequently common, sometimes 

 abundant. Cohasset : "Irregular in winter." Dedham : "Erratic win- 

 ter visitor." Essex County : " Winter. Rather rare." Springfield : 

 *' Irregular winter visitor." Templeton : " An irregular winter visitor." 

 Wellesley : " Irregular winter visitor." 



362. Coccothraustes vespertinus (Coop.). EVENING GROS- 

 BEAK. 



An accidental visitant from the northwest. There was a great 

 incursion of this species into New England in the winter of 1889- 

 1890, when specimens were taken at the following places : 

 Adams, Agawam, Amherst, Ayer Junction, Berkshire, Boxford, 

 Crescent Beach, East Briinfield, Lanesboro, Lenox, Lynn, Melrose, 

 Natick, Reading, Sheffield, South Natick, South (not North) Sud- 

 bury, Taunton, Tyngsborough, Wellesley, West Newton, West Pel- 

 ham, West Roxbury and Williamstown. This is probably the 

 most interesting bird-flight ever recorded in Massachusetts. 2 



January i to April. 



Berkshire: "Appeared in considerable numbers in the winter of 1889- 

 1890." Bristol County: "One instance. Mar. 8, 1890." Cambridge: 

 Known to have occurred only in the winter of iSSQ-'go. Springfield: 

 Winter of i88g-'go. Wellesley: " Casual." 



EXTIRPATED SPECIES.* 



i. Meleagris gallopavo Linn. WILD TURKEY. This spe- 

 cies was a common permanent resident in the State until about a 



1 Brewster; Auk, Vol. XII. No. 3, July, 1895, PP- 2 4S~ 2 S^- 



2 Brewster ; Minot's Land & Game Birds, 2nd ed., 1895, PP- 47' 47 1 - See 

 also Auk, O. & O. and Forest & Stream for 1890. 



* Allen; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. I, No. 3, Sept., 1876, pp. 53-60. 



