42 BIRDS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 



MELEAGRID^E. TUBKEYS. 



31Oa. Wild Turkey Meledgris gallopdvo silvestris 

 Vieillot. Extirpated. Formerly a common resident. 



COLUMBID^E. PIGEONS AND DOVES. 



t315. Passenger Pigeon; Wild Pigeon Ecto- 

 pistes migratorius (Linne). Extirpated and probably ex- 

 tinct. Formerly an abundant M. and common S. R., rare 

 in winter. Mar. 10 -Oct. 21 (winter). Woods and fields. 

 Nest in colonies, in trees. Eggs. May 22. 



316. Mourning" Dove Zenaidura macroura caroli- 

 nensis (Linne). Scarce M. and S. R., rare W. R. Frequent 

 in Plymouth Co.; rare in Essex Co. Mar. 5 -Nov. 15 (win- 

 ter). Grain-fields, roads, and weedy fields. Nest in tree, 

 rarely on ground. Eggs, April 19 - May 20. 



*323. Blue-headed Quail dove Starncenas cyan- 

 ocephala (Linne). Accidental from South, probably an 

 escape. One record. Oct. 



[Rock Dove ; Domestic Pigeon ; Dove ; Pigeon 

 Columba domestica Gmelin. Introduced from Old World 

 as a domesticated bird, but now common in a wild state in 

 many cities and towns. In streets and about buildings. 

 Nest in buildings.] 



CATHARTID.E. AMEEICAN VULTUBES. 



325. Turkey Vulture; Turkey Buzzard 



Cathdrtes aura septentriondlis Wied. Occasional visitor 

 at any season. Three records for Essex Co. and several 

 others for the eastern part of the State. 



326. Black Vulture; "Jim Crow" Catharista 

 urubu (Vieillot). Accidental from South. July to Nov. 

 Swampscott; Gloucester. 



BUTEONID^E. HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES, ETC. 



327. Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficdtus 

 (Linne). Accidental from West. Sept. WestNewbury, 1882. 



*328. White- tailed Kite. Eldnus leucurus (Vieil- 

 lot.) Accidental from South. One record. Martha's Vine- 

 yard, May 30, 1910. 



331. Marsh Hawk; Mouse Haw T k; Harrier 

 Circus hudsonius (Linne). Common M.; scarce S. R. ; rare 

 in winter. Mar. 1-Nov. 29 (winter). Flying low over 



