. The naturalist's guide in collecting and preserving objects of natural history : with a complete catalogue of the birds of the eastern Massachusetts . ved muchassistance from the excellent list of Dr. Eliot Coues; alsofrom the very complete list of Mr. J. A. Allen, to whom Iexpress my sincere thanks for other services. I am alsounder obligations, for valuable information, to Mr. WilliamBrewster, of Cambridge; Professor S. F. Baird, of theSmithsonian Institution; Mr. H. B. Farley, of Chelsea;Mr. E. L. Weeks, of Newtonville; Mr. J. F. Le Baron, ofIpswich; and especially to Mr. Henry A. Purdie,
. The naturalist's guide in collecting and preserving objects of natural history : with a complete catalogue of the birds of the eastern Massachusetts . ved muchassistance from the excellent list of Dr. Eliot Coues; alsofrom the very complete list of Mr. J. A. Allen, to whom Iexpress my sincere thanks for other services. I am alsounder obligations, for valuable information, to Mr. WilliamBrewster, of Cambridge; Professor S. F. Baird, of theSmithsonian Institution; Mr. H. B. Farley, of Chelsea;Mr. E. L. Weeks, of Newtonville; Mr. J. F. Le Baron, ofIpswich; and especially to Mr. Henry A. Purdie, of WestNewton, for valuable notes concerning the time of migra-tion, etc. In giving the time of migration, I have taken the aver-age for many years, or the earliest or latest date observedduring a similar period. All information that I have received has been accreditedto the individuals who have given it. The occurrence ofall other birds, or notes upon them, I have given upon myown authority. When facts about some particular speciesare well known, having been published before, I have notrepeated them. C. J. , September 20, 1869. ( X. CATALOGUE. , — The Thrushes. V 1. Turdus migratorius, Linn. — Robin. CommonSlimmer resident; abmidant everywhere; breeds as abun-dantly A few winter regularly; but I am inclined to thinkthat these are visitors from the north, and do not resideduring summer. The regular summer residents arrive inthe latter part of February, and depart in November. 2. Turdus neevius, Gm. — Varied Thrush. Has beentaken once, at Ipswich, in It is, however, en-tirely accidental. , 3. Turdus mustelinus, Gm. — Wood Thrush. Mod-erately common summer resident; nests on low bushes ortrees in swampy woods or thickets. I have found the nest,with young, as early as June 4th. The usual time of nest-ing in this section is, however, about June 1st. Arrivesfrom May 11th to 18th) departs about the middle of Oc-tober. I have invariably found t
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