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Animals in Massachusetts. 



II.— BIRDS. 



BY EBENEZER EMMONS, M. D. 



Professor of Natural History in Williams College. 

 Explanations and Abbreviations. 

 II placed before a species denotes that it is a summer and winter resident. 

 IT marks the rare species. 



§ shews that it is a regular visitant, and breeds in this climate. 



t shews that it is an occasional visitant. 



L. — Linnaeus. Briss. Brisson. Gm. Gmelin. 



Lath.— Latham. 111.— Uliger. Cuv — Cuvier. Vieill.— Vieillot. 



Temm. Temminck. Ranz. — Ranzani. Latr. — Latreille. 



Wils. — Wilson. Bon. — Bonaparte. 



SUB CLASS I. 



Hind toe articulated on the same plane with the foretoes, and bearing on the 

 ground the whole length, formed for grasping. 



ORDER I. — ACCIPITRES. 



Accipitres. L. Gm. Lath. Cuv. Vieill. Raptatores, 111. Rapaces, Temm. 



Latr. Ranz. 

 Falco. 



HIT fulvus. Ring-tailed Eagle. 



tIT Washingtonianus, Aud. Winter. 



II IT leuco cephalus, L. Bald Eagle. 



t halisetus, L. Fish Hawk. Makes its visits up the Hoosic in the spring. 

 § sparverius, L. Sparrow Hawk. 

 § columbarius, L. Pigeon Hawk. 

 IT palumbarius, L. Goshawk. 



§ velox, Wils. Slate-colored Hawk. Common. Arrives March 20th. 

 IT lagopus, L. Rough-legged Falcon. 



II borealis, Gm. Red-tailed Hawk. Common. Prepares its nest early in 

 March. 



II hiemalis, Gm. Wils. Winter- Falcon. 



t Islandicus, 



t peregrinus, 



t atricapillus, Wils. 



t fuscus, Gm. 



t sancti — Johannis, Gm. Winter, 

 luteoides, Nutt. 

 HarlanH 

 cyaneus, Lin. 



Strix. 



tIT funerea, Gm. Hawk Owl. Autumn. 



HIT Virginiana, Gm. Great-horned Owl. Inhabits the mountains. 



§ otus, L. Long-eared Owl. 



§ brachyotus, Gm. Short-eared Owl. Common. 



HII Acadica, Gm. Little Owl. 



t nyctea, Lin. Snowy Owl. 



II asio, L. Little Screech Owl. 



t IT cinerea, Gm. Great Gray Owl. 



II nebulosa, Barred Owl. 



II flammea, Lin. Bam Owl. 



ORDER II.— PASSERES. 



TRIBE I SCANSORES. 



Family Amphiboli. 

 Coccyzus, Vieill Temm. Ranz. Cuv. 

 Cuculus, L. Briss. Gm. Lath. 111. 



§ Americanns, Bon. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 



