122 PROCEEDINGS MANCHESTER INSTITUTE. 



NTRODUCTION TO LIST. 



With the exception of the few changes authorized by the 

 Eighth and Ninth Supplements to the Check List of the Ameri- 

 can Ornithologists' Union the nomenclature employed in this 

 list is identical with that in Chapman's Hand-book of the Birds 

 of Eastern North America, third edition. In the preparation of 

 the notes the compilers have taken the utmost care to incorpor- 

 ate nothing which was of doubtful authenticity or which might be 

 the result of insufficient observation. The poverty of the list in 

 items relating to the habits and life history of many of the species 

 named should be attributed tothe fact that but a short time has 

 elapsed since systematic observations were inaugurated. It is 

 hoped that these records, meeting the eyes of persons interested, 

 may be instrumental in bringing in reports from other localities 

 in our area which is, broadly speaking, central southern New 

 Hampshire, embracing the whole of Hillsborough County, the 

 west half of Rockingham. County and the south half of Merri- 

 mack County. All properly authenticated reports will be incor- 

 porated with the supplementary lists to be published annually 

 hereafter in the Proceedings of the Institute. 



Communications addressed to E. J. Burnham, Corresponding 

 Secretary of the Institute, Manchester, N. H., will receive due 

 consideration. 



