6o Birds of Massachusetts 



156. Fregata aquila Linn. Frigate Bird. 



Accidental from the south. The only record is : New Bedford, 

 a young specimen was shot on October 17, 1893, and was recorded 

 as in the possession of Mr. W. J. Knowlton of that city.^ 



157. Pelecanus fuscus Linn. Brown Pelican. 



A very rare accidental visitant from the south. The records 

 are: Nantucket, a flock of thirteen seen by Mr. S. C. Martin 

 [about 1867],^ and one was killed: Ipswich, several seen [about 

 1867] by Mr. J. F. Le Baron according to Mr. C. J. Maynard.^ 



158. Pelecanus erythrorrhynchus Gmel. White Pel- 

 ican. 



An extremely rare accidental visitant from the south. The 

 last definite record is : North Scituate, an adult male taken Octo- 

 ber 5, 1876, by Mr. George Pratt.3 This specimen is now in the 

 Bryant collection in the Museum of Comparative Zoology (No. 

 291). 



159. Catharista urubu (Vieill.). Black Vulture. 

 Accidental from the south. The records are : Swampscott, one 



shot in November, 1850, according to S. Jillson;^ Gloucester, one 

 taken September 28, 1863, by Mr. William Huntsford ; a speci- 

 men in the mounted collection of the Museum of Comparative 

 Zoology, labelled " Pigeon Cove," is doubtless this bird ; ^ Hudson, 

 one was killed " a short time since " and others were seen according 

 to S. Jillson prior to 1870;'' Plymouth, one was shot on July 5, 

 1890, which had been seen on the 2nd of July, and on the farm of 

 Thomas Jackson there was one seen eight years previous to the 

 capture of this bird.' 



' Boston Eve. Trans., No. 19, 328, Oct 19, 1893, p. 10. 



^ Allen; Amer. Nat,, Vol. Ill, No. 12, Feb., 1870, p. 640, p. 41 of separate. 



'S. K., Jr. I Forests Stream, Vol. VII, No. 12, Oct. 26, 1876, p. 186. 



■* Putnam ; Proc. Essex Inst., Vol. I, 1856, p. 223. 



5 Allen/rf« Verrill ; Proc. Essex Inst., Vol. IV, 1864, p. 81. 



* Allen; Amer. Nat., Vol. Ill, No. 12, Feb., 1870, p. 646, p. 47 of separate. 



' Hathaway; O. & O., Vol. XV, No. 7, July, 1890, p. 102. 



