Massachusetts. 39 1872 is uncertain, some years abundant in the breeding seasons but others quite rare (Calais Me.) He starts for Florida to missouri and showed us a very fine looking English sparrow that he wished to sell for $ 30.00 Jan. 17 finished the identification of a box of Potentias belonging to the Soc. They have skins of some British species, some of them very inter- esting all from Guatemala (or S. Baltimore) S. Opicus are both found there. Jan. 18 The winter birds are beginning to become more common, evidently having already begun to move N. R. Ducks and Tural (Species to day in abundance), P. monticola Parus atr. Coramua cris, two Phil, melvolia) a Collyria bonas . For the past month birds have been scarcer than I ever saw them before. Jan. 20 Found a bunch of six Zenadurus bcc. in the market from Halton Ind. also two Sturnula magna, very dark plumaged from the same locality. Jan. 22 Saw a large flock of Corvus Anu feeding on the ice in the garden, have seen them at intervals through the winter. Saw a Lamsa a gentatus sail down to the ground drop his foot and alight along his wings without a single flap.