BIEDS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. 157 



156. Buteo Pennsylvanicus, Bon. — BroacUdnged 

 Buzzard, "Broad-winged Hawk," "Hen-Hawk." Not very 

 common. I have never seen it in winter. Perhaps breeds. 



157. ArchibUteo lagopus, Gray. — Emgh-legged 

 Hawk. Rare winter visitor. Rather sluggish in its habits. 



158. Archibuteo Sancti-Johannis, Gray. — Black 

 Hawk. A magnificent specimen of this handsome Hawk 

 was sent to me by Mr. J. F. Le Baron, of Ipswich; ft 

 was killed while flying over the marshes. This is the 

 only instance that I can record of its capture in this sec- 

 tion. 



159. Circus Hudsonicus, Vieill. — Marsh Hawk. 

 Common summer resident. Breeds, nesting on the ground. 



160. Cathartes aura, Illig. — Turkey Vulture, " Tur- 

 key Buzzard." Accidental. " Two specimens shot in the 

 State in 1863." A gentleman who is perfectly familiar 

 with the appearance of this bird informs me that he saw a 

 specimen flying over the meadows at Waltham in August, 

 1867. 



161. Cathartes atratus, Les. — Black Vulture, "Black- 

 headed Buzzard." Accidental. "One was obtained, at 

 Swampscott, in November, 1850. Another was taken 

 the past season (September 28), at Gloucester, by Mr. 

 William Huntsford."* 



COLUMBID^, — The Pigeons. 



162. Ectopistes migratorins, Swain. — Wild Pigeon. 

 Still common in localities, but growing less so every year. 

 Generally seen in autumn ; but a few winter. 



163. Zensedura Carolinensis, Bon. — Dove, "Tur- 

 tle Dove," "Carolina Dove." Not uncommon. Breeds 

 commonly at Cape Cod, early in the season. 



» J. A. Allen, " Proceedings of tlie Eseex Institute," IV. 1864, p. 81. 



