APPENDIX. 



THE whole number of birds belonging to the fauna of 

 eastern Massachusetts is two hundred and ninety-nine,* 

 as will be seen by the Catalogue. Of these twelve have 

 been recently added, viz. : the Varied Thrush (Turdus 

 ncevius), the Tennessee Warbler (Helminthophaga pere- 

 grina), the Baird's Sparrow (Centronix Eairdii\ the Gray 

 King-Bird (Tyrannus Dominicensis), the Yellow-headed 

 Blackbird (Xanthocephalus icterocephalus), the Barn Owl 

 (Strix pratincola), the Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula\ the Stilt 

 Sandpiper (Micropalama himantopus), the Yellow-crowned 

 Night Heron (Nyctherodius violaceus), the Sandwich Tern 

 (Sterna cantiaca), the White Pelican (Pelecanus erythro- 

 rhynchus), and the Brown Pelican (Pelecanus fuscus). 



In the following tables may be found a classification of 



* The whole number of species given by Mr. J. A. Allen, in the " Pro- 

 ceedings of the Essex Institute," Vol. IV. No. 2, August, 1864, as occurring 

 in the State, was two hundred and ninety-six. Of these, three have not 

 been found in eastern Massachusetts, viz. : Helminthophaga celala, Em- 

 pidonax Acadicus, and Centurus Carolinus. Those given upon doubtful or 

 insufficient evidence as birds of eastern Massachusetts, which are not in- 

 cluded in the present list, are nine, viz.: Parus Hudsonicus, Cardinalis 

 Virginianus, ^Egialitis Wilsonius, Anser hyperborens, Anser Gambelii, Be,r- 

 nicla Hutchinsii, Bernicla leucopsis, Procellaria gladalis, and Sterna ara- 

 nea. Sixteen species are added in Mr. Allen's supplement ("American 

 Naturalist," Vol. III., pp. 505-519, 568-585, 631-648, 1869), after ex- 

 punging four species from the previous list, increasing his catalogue to 

 three hundred and eight. Out of these, three are birds of western Massa- 

 chusetts, viz. : Nauclerus furcatus, Seiurus JLudovicianus, and Serinus meri- 

 dionalis. Two of those given in his supplement as birds of eastern Massa- 

 chusetts are not included in the present Catalogue, viz. : Buteo Cooperi (not 

 included, for reasons given on page 135) and Carduelis elegans, which, 

 as Mr. Allen justly remarks, was probably an escaped cage-bird. 



