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 

 noevius), the Tennessee Warbler (Helmintkophaga pere- 

 grina), the Baird's Sparrow (Centronix Bairdii), the Gray 

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

 Blackbird (Xanthocephalus icterocepkalus), the Barn Owl 

 (Strix prattncola), 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- 

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



In the following tallies 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. Xo. 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. : Helmintkophaga celata, Em- 

 pidonnx 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.: Paws Hudsonicus, Cardinalis 

 Virginirmus, JEgicditis Wilsonius, Anser hyperbwem, Anser Gambelii, Ber- 

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

 vea. 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 li-t, — increasing his catalogue to 

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

 chusetts, viz. : Nnuelerusfiircalus. Stiurus Ludovivianus, 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. : Butto Cooperi (not 

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

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



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