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shot near Boston (at Ipswich) in December, 1864. This 
seems to be the first known instance, as the specimen men- 
tioned by Prof. Baird as having been obtained here was 
killed in New Jersey.* 
Ronrs. Turdus migratorius Linn. Generally this well 
known bird is not met with in Massachusetts in winter except 
at particular localities; it seems more frequently to occur at 
this season in the eastern part of the state than elsewhere. 
lt is not seen every winter, but sometimes occurs in consid- 
erable abundance. In the severe winter of 1867—68, they 
were seen in Cambridge at intervals all winter; they were 
more numerous in January than in December, and were still 
more abundant in February, when they appeared in quite 
large flocks. They disappeared on the approach of warm 
weather, leaving for the north or for the interior before the 
arrival of their brothers from the south, which this year first 
appeared about March 10th. It does not seem to be an un- 
usual mildness of the season that causes them to linger, as 
they are as often seen during the severer winters as in the 
milder. 
Hermit Taurusa. Turdus Pallasi Cab. Although the 
southern limit of this species in the breeding season is nearly 
coincident with the southern boundary of the Canadian 
fauna,t straggling pairs breed in various parts of Massachu- 
setts. It has been taken at Springfield in June,} and last 
year I saw young just able to fly at Hyannis, July 3d. Dr. 
Brewer informs me he found it breeding in Roxbury, in 
1837. In the more elevated western districts of the state, 
às in the elevated and northern parts of New England gen- 
erally, it breeds regularly and in large numbers. 
IVE-BACKED THRusH. Turdus Swainsonii Cab.. As is 
well known, this is not a rare species in this state. 
“Catalogue,” 1 
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