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APPENDIX. 
A. Ornithological Calendar for Eastern Massachusetts. 
(Notes on the Insessores, or land-birds, only, excluding 
game-birds, shore-birds, and waders.) 
§ I. January. Visitants and residents (those in brackets 
being always very rare, those itali¢ized being (rare or) absent 
during many winters, and those marked with an asterisk (*) 
spending the winter, for the most part, more to the southward). 
[Black Hawks], Blue Jays,* ‘“ Butcher-birds,” Cedar-birds,* 
** Chickadees,” Crossbills, Crows, Downy Woodpeckers, Golden- 
crowned ‘ Wrens,” Golden-winged Woodpeckers,* Goldfinches, 
Goshawks,! [Great Gray Owls], Great Horned Owls, Hairy 
Woodpeckers,! [Hawk Owls], hawks (several, which are sum- 
mer-residents), [Ipswich Sparrows]’ [Jerfalcons|, Kingfish- 
ers,* ? Lapland Longspurs,! Meadow Larks,* nuthatches, 
owls (several, which are summer-residents), Pine Finches, Pine 
Grosbeaks, Purple Finches,* ? Red-bellied Nuthatches,* Red 
Crossbills, Red-polls, Red-tailed Hawks, Robins,* [Rough- 
legged Hawks], Ruby-crowned Wrens,* Shore Larks, (G.N.) 
Shrikes, Snow-birds, Snow Buntings, Song Sparrows,* [Three- 
toed Woodpeckers }, Tree Sparrows, White-bellied Nuthatches,* 
White-winged Crossbills, Wild Pigeons,* woodpeckers (see 
above), Winter Wrens,* ? and various sea-birds, ete. 
Nors. The Black-throated Blue and Yellow-rumped War- 
blers, and also the Red-winged Blackbirds, have been known 
exceptionally to pass the winter here, and the Blue Birds are 
said to have been seen here in January. 
§ II. Fesruary. The same birds may be found here in Feb- 
ruary as in January. In the latter part of this month, the 
Blue Birds, or even the Red-winged Blackbirds, sometimes 
come; and the Great Horned Owls sometimes lay their eggs. 
§ III. Marca. é 
Ist-15th. The Song Sparrows and Snow-birds sing. The 
Blue Birds and Blackbirds usually arrive from the South; the 
Song Sparrows, and Robins (?), become more abundant. 
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