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18 — Chipping Sparrow, Spizella socialis. Mr. White. 



18 — Rusty Blackbird, Scolecophagus carolinus. Mr. White. 



23 — Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon. Mr. White. 



23 — Great Northern Shrike, Lanis borealis. Dr. Fletcher. 

 The followinof notes taken near London, Ont., and sent by 

 Mr. William Saunders of that city for publication in The 

 Naturalist are interesting for comparison. 



Robin, Junco, March nth; Meadowlark, March 12th; 

 Bluebird, March 13th; Tree Sparrow, Brown Creeper and Golden 

 Eye, March 17th ; Song Sparrow, March 18th ; Red-shouldered 

 Hawk, March 20th ; Red-winged Blackbird, Bronzed Grackle, 

 Kildeer, Golden-crested Kinglet, Sparrow Hawk, March 23rd , 

 Red-tailed Hawk, Bufflehead. March 25th ; Cowbird, March 27th; 

 Hooded Merganser, March 29th; Phoebe, Yellow-billed Sapsucker, 

 April 3rd ; Marsh Hawk, Wood Duck, Great Blue Heron, Sharp- 

 shinned Hawk, Canada Goose, Cooper's Hawk, Mallard, April 

 5th; White-rumped Shrike, April 7th ; Vesper Sparrow, April 8th; 

 Towhee, April 9th ; Belted Kingfisher, Mourning Dove, April 

 13th ; Chipping Sparrow, April i6th ; Flicker, Ruby-crowned 

 Kinglet, F'ield Sparrow, April 19th. 



Departure for the north from London, Ont. : Snowflake, 

 March 21st ; Red Poll, April 5th.— W. E. S. 



Early Nesting of Prairie Horned Lark. 

 Prairie Horned Lark ( Otocoris alpestris ptaticola). A nest 

 with four eggs, already slightly incubated, was found by Mr. C. 

 H. Young at Hurdman's Bridge on April i ith. The earliness of 

 this date this season is remarkable, the ground being still in many 

 places covered with snow, and up to the present we have had 

 very few days which even by the greatest stretch of politeness 

 might be called "springlike." The location of the nest for this 

 species was no less remarkable than the early date of its construc- 

 tion. It was on the ground between the ends of two ties on the 

 Canadian Pacific Railway, and was passed over by several trains 

 every day and night. — J. F. 



