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Animals of Massachusetts. 



fulvus, Ring-tailed Eagle. 

 leuco cephalus, L. Bald Eagle. 



haliaetus, L. Fish, Haivk. Makes itsvisitsup the Hoosicinthe Spring, 

 sparverius, L. Sparrow Hawk. 

 columbarius, L. Pigeon Hawk. 

 palumbarius, L. Goshawk. 



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

 lagopus, L. Rough-legged Falcon. 



borealis, Gm. Red-tailed Hawk. } Common. Prepares its nest 



) early in March, 

 hiemalis, Gm. Wils. Winter-Falcon. 



funerea, Gm. Hawk Owl. Autumn. 



virginiana, Gm. Great-horned Owl. Inhabits the mountains, 

 otus, L. Long-eared Owl. 



brachyotus, Gm. Short-eared Owl. Common. 

 Acadica, Gm. Little Owl. 



ORDER II. PASSERES. 



TRIBE I. SCANSORES. 



FAMILY AMPH1BOLI. 



Coccyzus. Vieill. Temm. Ranz. Cuv. 



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



§ Americanus, Bon. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 



§ erythrophthalmus. Black-billed Cuckoo. 



FAMILY SAGITTILINGUES. 



Picus. L. Briss. Gm. Lath. &c. 



1 Common. — Arrives 

 § auratus, L. Golden-winged woodpecker. \ about Ap. 10th. and 



3 migrates south in Oct 



pileatus, L. Pileated Woodpecker. 

 § erythrocephalus, L. Red-headed Woodpecker. 



t Carolinus, L. Red-bellied Woodpecker* Common near Rochester NY 



§ varius, L. Yellow-bellied Woodpecker. 



villosus, L. Hairy Woodpecker. 

 [j pubescens, L. Downy Woodpecker. 



TRIBE 2. AMBULATORES. 



FAMILY ANGULIROSTES, 111. 

 Aleedo L. Gm. Lath. 



i alcyon, L. Belted King Fisher. 



FAMILY GREGARII. 



Sturnus L. Briss. Gm. 



§ Ludovicianus, L. Meadow Lark. Arrives about March I3th._ 



Icterus Briss. Temm. Ranz. 



§ Baltimore, Dand. Baltimore Oriole. 



St spurius, Bon. Orchard Oriole. 



Falco. 

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Strix. 



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if II 



♦Takes the place of the P. auratus in the Western part of the State of New York. 



