40 Massachusetts. 1872 Jan. 24 In the market looked over a box of [illegible] from Baltimore, containing M. serrator Videmia An, and Haralda glacialis. Jan. 25 In a bunch of duck from Cape Cod found a dozen or more Videmia An in all phases, the young & streaked with black, also three or four Melanitta vetulina imm. and du. Haralda glacialis. In the afternoon worked up a number of Picidae that I had been unable to identify at home, from a fine French monograph on the Woodpeckers by Malherbe. Afterwards went over to the Sec. rooms with Dr. Brown and opened many of the cases of mounted birds. Found many interesting opinions from examination of these representative species. Concluded that Picus Harrisii was only a race of P. villinos and P. Gardenii or P. pubescens. P. Walthalli is undoubtedly good and P. scalaris may be distinct from it but it looked suspiciously like a young male of that species. Jan. 26 In the market found some fine X & M. serrator some Som. mollissima, and several Boreothala An. or B. Islandica or all from Cape Cod. Bought a S. M. serrator a o S. mollissima at $37 and an Antitips head for 1.00. " 28 Took a walk up through Watertown this morning and in spite of a constant fall of snow saw quite a number of birds. Back of the Cemetery was thickets saw a fine Bntw female so light colored above that he looked quite distinct: followed him about for some time to get quite near him several times; and he sailed over a small company