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looked for as an occasional visitor. Has been found at 

 Calais, Maine, where it is " verv uncertain, but common in 

 the spring of 1861." (G. A. Boardman, Proc. B. S. N. H., 

 vol. ix, p. 127.) 



23. Cardinalis virginianus Bon. Cardinal. Red Bird. 

 Accidental summer visitant, according to Nuttall. (Man. 

 Orn., vol. i, p. 519.) Seen " only at irregular intervals, in 

 the villages on the Connecticut river." (Peabody, Rep. 

 Orn. Mass., p. 329.) 



24. Quiscalus major Vieill. Boat-tailed Grakle. Acci- 

 dental. Have heard of one that was killed in Cambridge 

 a few years since. Mr. E A. Samuels tells me that a pair 

 bred in Cambridge in 1861. 



25. Corvus ossifragus Wils. Fish Crow. An occasional 

 visitor along the southern coast of the State. 



26. Tetrao canadensis Linn. Spruce Partridge. Acci- 

 dental. Found in the hemlock woods of Gloucester, in 

 September, 1851. (S. Jillson, Proc. Ess. lust., vol. I, p. 

 224.) 



27. Capidonia cupido Baird. Pinnated Grouse. Prai- 

 rie Hen. Nearly extinct in Massachusetts. A few are 

 occasional visitors in the southeastern part of the State, 

 from Long Island, where they still remain. (S. Cabot 

 Jr., Proc. B. S. N. H., vol. v, p. 154.) About thirty years 

 since were quite common in Martha's Vineyard (Audubon 

 Birds Amer., vol. v, p. 101.) 



The Wild Turkey (Mdeacjris gallopavo Linn.J is now 

 probably extinct in this State. Within a few years it has 

 been said to occur wild on Mts. Tom and Holyoke ; but 

 I can find no authentic instance of its recent capture in 

 this State. The accounts of those recently taken seem to 

 rest on the authority of hunters, who might readily mis- 

 take a stray domestic turkey for a wild one, and not on 

 the authority of reliable naturalists. It is well known 

 that the domestic turkey will sometimes take to the woods, 

 assuming the habits of the wild bird ; hence these reports 

 may well be received with considerable caution. In win- 

 ter the wild birds are found in Boston markets, but are 

 brought from distant parts of the country, chiefly from 

 the West. 



28. Garzetta candidissima Bonap. Snowy Heron. Ac- 



