38. MegHSCopi* asio (Linn.). Screech Owl. A 
common permanent resident, commonly 
met with in the thickly settled portions 
of the town. 
39. Bubo virginianus (Gmel.). Great Horned 
Owl. Formerly a rare summer resident. 
Now seen, Mr. N. A. Francis writes, not 
uncommonly in winter. Years a^o, 
Mr. N. A. Francis tells me, it bred in the 
Putterham woods. A pair bred near 
Lost pond in 1893, and birds were also 
seen in March, X898. 
40. Nyctea nyctea (Linn.). Snowy Owl. An 
accidental visitant. Mr. F. H. Kennard 
states that they have been reported 
from upper Brookline. Three were seen 
or taken in Lonjrwood, November 26. 
December 15 and 16, 1882, and reported 
bv Mr. F. Lewis in Forest and Stream, 
Vol. 19, No. 21, p. 409. 
41. Coccyzus americanus (Linn.). Yellow- 
billed Cuckoo. A common summer 
resident. May 7 to — . 
42. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus (Wils.). 
Black-billed Cuckoo. A common sum- 
mer resident. May 11 to — . 
^43. Ceryle alcyon (Linn.). Belted Kingfisher. 
A permanent resident. Rare in the 
winter, but wintering regularly. Com- 
mon as a migrant, and not rare as a 
summer resident. April 7 to October. 
44. Dryobates villosus (Linn.). Hairy Wood- 
pecker. A fairly common migrant, and 
winter visitant. A female (?) stayed 
about Hall's pond from March 3 to May 
5, 1897. December 27 to May 13. 
45. Dryobates pubescens medianns (Swains.). 
Northern Downy Woodpecker. A com- 
mon permanent resident. 
46. Sphyrapicus varius (Linn.). Yellow- 
bellied Sapsucker. A common migrant. 
Mr. F. H. Kennard reported in The 
Auk, Vol. XXI, No. 3, p. 301, the cap- 
ture of an immature male in the town 
on February 6, 1895. April 16 to May 6, 
September 25 to October 24. 
47. Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linn.). An 
irregular visitant. Mr. N. A. Francis 
writes that they used to breed in a 
swamp near Francis street. During the 
winter of 1881-2 they appeared in num- 
bers in the town as they did throughout 
this region. (See "Birds in the Bush," 
Bradford Torrey, p. 205, also article by 
same author, Atlantic Monthly, Vol.55, 
No.21,p.409). 
48. Colaptes auratus (Linn.). Flicker. A 
permanent resident. Not uncommon 
in the winter, abundant in the summer. 
