Starlings ( Sturnus vulgaris) in New Hampshire — Four Starlings were 
seen at Hanover, N. H., on April 17, 1915. As this is the first time these 
birds have been seen here, I thought the record might prove of interest. 
E. Gordon Bell, Hanover , N. H. 
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Rare Birds near Springfield, Mass.— Sturnus vulgaris. In April, 1908, 
a Starling was taken in Agawam, near Springfield. It was with a flock 
of blackbirds. Eleven years ago about a hundred Starlings were liberated 
here, but they soon disappared. 
Auk 26, Jan -1909, p. ^ 
Springfield, Mass,, Bird Notes. — Sturnus' vulgaris. — During the 
spring of 1897, nearly a hundred Starlings were liberated near Springfield, 
some of which survived the following winter, which was one of about 
some ui wmui 9Liivivuu . j, . - 
the average in point of severity- ficrif. (#■ ■ 
Auk, XVI, Jan. , 1899, p /».S *'~6 ■ 
The Starling near Springfield, Mass.— A Starling ( Sturnus vulgaris) 
was caught by a cat, in Hadley, eighteen miles north of Springfield, Jan- 
uary 25, 1909. In February and through the early spring a number of 
these birds were seen in this vicinity, and during the present month a pair 
has been found breeding in Agawam, on the west side of the Connecticut 
River. Apparently the range of the Starling in this country is extending 
north and inland. 
I do not think it is probable that the Starlings that have recently been 
seen in this vicinity are the survivors or descendants of those introduced 
here twelve years ago. At least it is not possible that these birds could 
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