The European Kestrel in Massachusetts. — A female example of the 
European Kestrel ( Falco tinnunculus Linn.) was shot at Strawberry Hill, 
near Nantucket, Mass, on Sept. 29, 1887. The bird was killed by a man 
who was hunting for Plover at the time, and was sold with other birds to 
Mr. C. I. Goodale, 93 Sudbury St., Boston, where I had the pleasure of 
examining the specimen in the flesh shortly after it was killed. This is, I 
believe, the first record of its occurrence in North America. The skin is 
now in my cabinet. — Charles B. Cory, Boston , Mass. 
Auk, V. Jan. 1888. p. HO. 
The European Kestril in Massachusetts— A Correction.— In ‘The Auk’ 
for January last (Vol. V, p. no), the locality of capture for the specimen 
of this species there recorded should read Strawberry Hill, Nantasket 
Beach, Mass., instead of “Nantucket,” Mass— Charles B. Cory Boston 
Mass - Auk, V. April 1888. p. fo 5' 
