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several minutes. Geese were again heard a few nights later, 

 although no record of the exact date was kept. 



Buteo borealis borealis, Red-tailed Hawk. On Oct. 28 I saw 

 an adult male at Dumouchel's, shot near Montreal on Oct. 24. 



Astur atricapillus atricapillus, Goshawk. On Oct. 31 I saw 

 one in flight; also on Nov. 3, I examined an adult male, shot 

 on the Island on Nov. 1, in the act of devouring a domestic fowl. 



Cryptoglaux funerea richardsoni, Richardson's Owl. Nov. 

 21, I secured an adult male. 



Hesperiphona vespertina vespertina, Evening Grosbeak. - 

 Feb. 1, I saw two adult males, shot on the Island at Pointe aux 

 Trembles on Jan. 30. On Feb. 18, I saw one adult male and 

 three females or immature birds feeding on seeds of shade ash 

 trees at St. Lambert. Again, on Feb. 24 two flocks, consist- 

 ing of twenty-four birds, were feeding on ash seeds in the same 

 locality. Of these, five were bright-coloured males. This species 

 is still with us in considerable numbers at the present date 

 (Feb. 28). The seeds of several Mountain Ash trees in the 

 vicinity have been quite ignored. 



Junco hyemalis hyemalis, Slate-coloured Junco. On Jan. 

 23, I saw one with a flock of Chickadees. 



Bombycilla garnula, Bohemian Waxwing. Jan. 21, I saw 

 three freshly-mounted birds at Dumouchel's. These were secur- 

 ed near Montreal on Jan 13. On Feb. 9 I heard the burr-like 

 song of this species at St. Lambert, but failed to see the singer. 

 Feb. 14, while passing the same place, I again heard the notes, 

 and discovered an individual of this species in a maple tree, 

 and had a fine view of the rufous under-tail coverts. 



Of the above-mentioned species the Red-tailed and Gos- 

 hawk are perhaps not rare here, but my records are so few that 

 I always consider them worthy of note. I have never before 

 observed either the Canada Goose or the Slate-coloured Junco 

 during the months of Januarv or February, and their occur- 

 rence was probably due to exceptional mild weather, with a 

 steady south wind preceding their arrival. 



There has been a remarkable absence of several of our 

 most common winter visitors, notably Pine Grosbeak and Red- 

 poll, due possibly to the open weather. On the other hand, 

 Chickadees and Red-breasted Nuthatches have been more com- 

 mon than usual. Snow-birds are scarce, and only seen in small 

 companies. During the fall and early winter I was struck by 

 the unusual abundance of Hawk Owls to be seen in taxidermist 

 shops. These were mainly shot by hunters in the Laurentian 

 district. 



L. Mel. Terrill, St. Lambert, Que. 



