*70 Birds of Massachusetts 



1864, now in the Brown University collection ; ^ Salem, one Nov- 

 ember 10, 1866;° Lynn, or\&m. the winter of 1872 ; ^ Agawam, 

 one on February 25", 1882 ;* Sherbourne, one "many years ago," 

 (prior to 1884) ; ^ Milton, one in winter of 1890-91 ; " Princeton, 

 one, February 28,1891;' Blandford, one, March 4, 1896;' 

 Westfield, " many years ago" (prior to 1896);° Northampton, one 

 taken prior to 1901.' 



November 10 to March 4. 



188. Cryptoglaux tengmalmi richardsoni (Bonap.). Rich- 

 ardson's Owl. 



An extremely rare winter visitant from the north. The definite 

 records are ; Springfield, one in December, 1859 ; ■'^° West Ded- 

 ham, one taken in 1862 ;" Lynn, one shot in 1863, according to 

 Dr. J. A. Allen, who also saw two others recently killed in the 

 State ; ^■•' Cambridge, at Mount Auburn, one taken in December, 

 1865 ;" Newton, a female, February 26, 1879;" Seekonk, a male, 

 December 18, 1882 ;^^ Zyww, one taken February 4, 1882 ; ^° Fram- 

 ingham, one taken January i, 1885;" ^to/:/5/(7«, one, .November 

 29, 1888;" Peabody, one found dead February 2, 1889;" Mai- 

 den, one said to be in collection of Comparative Zoology.'' 



November 29 to February 26. 



1 Editors; Rand. Notes on Nat. Hist., Vol. I, No. 7, July, 1884, p. 3. 



2 Allen ; Amer. Nat., Vol. Ill, No. ii, Jan., 1870, p. 570, p. 16 of separate. 

 ^Baird, Brewer & Ridgway; Land Birds, Vol. Ill, 1874, p. 32. 



'Allen; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. VIII, No. 2, Apr., 1883, p. 123. 



"Stearns & Coues; New Eng. Bird Life, Vol. II, p. 93. 



^ Minot ; Land and Game Birds of New Eng. 1877, p. 331. 



' Churchill ; Auk, Vol. VIII, No. 3, July, 1891, p. 313. 



''Morris; ibid., Vol. XIV, No. i, Jan., 1897, p. 100. 



'Morris; Birds of Springfield, 1901, p. 22. 



i°Allen ; Proc. Essex Inst., Vol. IV, 1864, p. 71. 



11 Wakefield ; Birds of Dedham, 1891, p. 71. 



1^ Allen; Amer. Nat., Vol. Ill, No. 12, Feb., 1870, p. 646, p. 47,48 of separate. 



"Maynard; Nat. Guide, 1870, p. 133. 



I'' Brewer; Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. XX, 1879, p. 272. 



1° Jenks ; Bull, Nutt. Orn. Club. Vol. VIII, No. 2, Apr., 1883, p. 122. 



'"Smith; Forest & Stream, Vol. XX, May 10, 1883, p. 285. 



1' Browne; Auk, Vol. II, No. 4, Oct., 1885, p. 384. 



w Editor ; O. & O., Vol. XIII, No. 12, Dec, 1888, p. 191. 



1' Welch; ibid., Vol. XIV, No. 2, Feb., 1889, p. 30. 



