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The class Aves (the Latin name for 
birds) is generally divided by ornitholo- 
gists among the following orders: Ac- 
cipitres, or birds of prey; Insessores, the 
perchers; Scansores, the climbers; Gal- 
line, the scratchers; Natatores, the Swim- 
mers; and Gralla, the waders. 
We can, for our convenience, describe 
them as birds of the city, birds of the 
garden and orchard, birds of the pas- 
tures and woods, and birds of the swamps 
and the ponds. 
Hubert L. Clark, in his list of birds of 
Amherst and vicinity, notices one hun- 
dred and seventy-seven species, either 
residents or visitors. One hundred and 
seven of these are birds of regular and 
certain appearances, thirty-three of ir- 
regular and uncertain appearance, and 
thirty-seven birds extremely rare or acci- 
dentalin the county. Many of the birds 
embraced among the first-named birds in 
the list we can easily discover if we keep 
our eyes and our ears open when we walk 
