Brewer.] 436 [March 3, 



Lepus Douglassi, var. 1 Gray, Charlesworth's Mag. Nat. Hist., I, 

 586, 1837. 



Hydrolagus aquaticus Gray, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 3d Ser., 

 XX, 221, 1867. 



Habitat. Gulf States, south through the lowlands of Mexico to 

 Central America, (Orizaba, Mex., Sumiclirast, Botteri ; Tehuantepec, 

 Mex., Sumiclirast; Merida, Yucatan, Schott). 



March 3, 1875. 



The President in the chair. Twenty-five persons present. 



The following paper was read : — 



Catalogue of the Birds of New England, with brief 

 notes indicating the manner and character of their 

 presence ; with a list of species included in pre- 

 vious catalogues believed to have been wrongly 



CLASSED AS BlRDS OF NEW ENGLAND. By T. M. BREWER. 



It may seem almost presumptuous, im view of the carefully pre- 

 pared lists, both general and local, that have been published in re- 

 gard to New England birds, for me to- appear to deem it worth the 

 while to prepare another, and thus seem to regard myself able to add 

 sufficient novelty to what has already appeared, to justify the at- 

 tempt. When Prof. Verrili and Mr. Boardman have done so much 

 to illustrate the ornithology of eastern and western Maine, when Mr. 

 Putnam has so thoroughly gone over the birds of Essex County, and 

 more especially, when our good friend Mr. Allen, whose carefulness 

 no one questions, whose accuracy no one gainsays, and whose thor- 

 oughness of observation no one can hope to surpass, has done so 

 much to perfect the catalogue of the birds of Massachusetts, it would 

 almost appear as if there could be nothing more to be added. 



The most recent list covering the whole field of New England is 

 that of Dr. Elliot Coues, published seven years since. It is remark- 

 able for the laborious research and investigation it displays, and is 

 by far the most complete catalogue we have. But even this fails to 

 contain a few names, the undoubted presence of which in New Eng- 

 land had previously been established, and since its publication sev- 

 eral remarkable captures have added other names. 



