The Chuck-will s-widow (Anlrosl omits carolinensis') in Massachusetts. 
In the month of December, 1884, I found, in the barn of Mr. Geo. A. 
Tapley, in the town of Revere, Mass., the dried skin of a bird which Mr. 
Tapley thought was that of a ‘strange Whip-poor-will.’ The bird was intact, 
and at first sight one would suppose it to be a stuffed instead of a dried 
specimen. Attracted by the large size of the bird, the yellow coloration 
of the plumage, and other signs, I thought I had discovered a species new 
to this State ; namely , the Chuck- will ’s-widow, or Southern Whip-poor-will. 
On presenting the specimen to Mr. Allen, of the Museum of Comparative 
Zoology, my opinion was confirmed. Mrs. Tapley says the bird was 
caught in October by a cat. I need not say that I am greatly pleased with 
having been the means of adding a new species to the list of Massachu- 
setts birds. That the specimen was weak enough to be caught by a cat 
seems to indicate that it may have been blown to our State by a gale. — 
Fletcher Osgood. Chelsea , Mass. Auk, 2, April, 1886, P * %Z0 
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Antrostomus carolinensis (Gmel) Chuck-will’s-widow.— An indi- 
vidual seen flying about the docks at East Boston, Mass., on Oct. 13 1915 
and captured by Mr. N. Hagman. It was not sexed. 
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