7 2 , Birds of Massachusetts 



buryport, one taken by H. Joyce and J. K. Clifford on May 5^ 

 1875, The specimen is now in the mounted collection of the 

 Museum of Comparative Zoology.''^ 



192. Strix pratincola Bonap. American Barn Owl. 



An accidental visitor from the south, The records are : Lynn, 

 one taken by Mr. James Teal about 1863 f Springfield, one taken 

 the last of May, 1868 ; 3 Dover, one taken prior to 1886 and now 

 in the Wellesley College Museum collection ; * South Westport, 

 a male taken by C. T. Wood, December 30, 1888, at Horse 

 Neck ; ^ Worcester, a female taken by Chester A. Reed on May 

 23, 1891, now in Mr. William Brewster's collection and labelled a 

 male. 



193. Ceryle alcyon (Linn.). Belted Kingfisher. 

 A common summer resident, wintering rarely. 

 March 15 to December 5, (Winter). 



Amherst: " Rather rare." Berkshire: " Rather common summer res- 

 ident." Bristol County : "Common summer resident." Brookline:"A 

 permanent resident." Cambridge : Common summer resident. 



Cohasset : " Common.'' Dedham : " Common.'' Essex County : " Sum- 

 mer visitant. Common." Ipswich : " Common summer resident.'' 

 Martha's Vineyard. "Resident, common in summer." Springfield: 

 " Common summer and rare winter resident." Templeton : " Common 

 summer resident." ^A^ellesley: " Common summer resident.'' 



194. Chordeiles virginianus (Gmel). Night Hawk. 

 A common summer resident, abundant on migrations. 

 (March 18; Stearns).' (April 7) May 9 to October 6. 



Amherst : " Common summer resident." Berkshire : " Not common 

 summer resident." Bristol County ;" Rare transient visitant." Brook- 

 line: "Common migrant." Cambridge: Not uncommon summer resi- 

 dent. Cohasset : " Rather rare." Dedham : " Rather common." Essex 

 County: "Summer visitant. Common.'' Ipswich: "Uncommon sum-' 



iDeane; Rod & Gun, Vol. VI, Ma.y 15, 1875, p. 97. 



'Allen; Amer. Nat., Vol, III, No. 12, Jan., 1870, p. 646, p. 47 of separate. 



^CouesytV/« Allen; Proc. Essex Inst., Vol. V, 1868, p. 312. 



■* Morse; The Observer, Portland, Conn., Ap'r., 1896, p. 139. 



f Brewster; Auk, Vol. VII, No. 2, Apr., 1890., p. 205. 



»Reed; O. & O., Vol. XVI, No. 6, June, 1892, p. 92. 



