104 The Ottawa Naturalist [September 



planting of and experimenting with imported trees, shnibs, 

 flowers, etc., of which the Farm, in trees alone, had over 3,000 

 specimens. 



Rev. Mr. Eifrig told of the birds he had seen and heard. He 

 touched briefly on the lateness of the season in keeping a great 

 many birds away that should have been here soine weeks ago. 

 Therefore the birds were not as plentiful as he had hoped to find 

 them. 'He, however, saw or heard over 35 species during the 

 afternoon, some of which were fairly numerous. 



His list consisted of 3 meadow larks, 10 red-winged black- 

 birds, 1 phoebe, 3 bluebirds, 10 bobolinks, several song sparrows, 

 6 cow-birds, 5 black-and-white warblers, 10 yellow warblers, 1 

 Blackburnian warbler, 1 junco, 10 goldfinches, chipping sparrows, 

 1 black swallow, barn swallows, 1 flicker, house wrens, 2 cat- 

 birds, 1 swamp sparrow, 1 king-bird, 2 Carolina rails, 1 Balti- 

 more oriole, 1 purple martin, 2 blue-jays, marsh hawks, purple 

 finches, 1 bronzed grackle, 1 American redstart, 1 white-throated 

 nuthatch, 1 red-eyed vireo, many chimney swifts, 1 crested fly- 

 catcher, common crows. The more important and rarer species 

 of his list were: 1 spotted sandpiper, 4 parula warblers, 1 black- 

 throated green warbler, 1 myrtle warbler. He spoke of the bad 

 habit of the cow-bird of laying its eggs in the nests of other birds ; 

 when the two broods hatch, the fledglings of the cow-bird being 

 much larger are apt to smother the other young birds, therefore 

 when fotmd the eggs should be thrown out and destroyed. 



Mr. Eifrig's address brought the interesting discussions and 

 a most enjoyable outing to a close. 



R. M. G. 



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