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232 The Ottawa Naturalist. [February 



Cyanocitta cristata {Linn.) Blue Jay. 



Common throughout the year. They are very destructive 

 to the eggs and young of our small song birds. 

 Perisoreus canadensis {Linn.) Canada Jay. 



Rather uncommon, but present throughout the year. 

 Corvus corax principalis {Ridgw.) Raven. 



Fairly common throughout the year. They often kill very 

 young lambs, for which reason they are persecuted by the 

 farmers. 

 Corvus americanus (^«^) Crow. 



Exceedingly abundant throughout the year. 

 Dolichonyx oryzivorus {Linn.) Bobolink. 



Abundant in summer about the meadows along the Corn- 

 wallis Valley. A set of eggs from this locality are now in the 

 Museum at Ottawa. 

 Agelaius phceniceus {Linn.) Red-winged Blackbird. 



Rare. 

 Scolecophagus carolinus {Mull.) Rusty Blackbird. 



Fairly common from the last of March till September. 

 Quiscalus quiscala {Linn) Purple Crackle. 



One observed May 3rd, 1895. 

 Pinicola enucleator {Linn.) Pine Grosbeak. 



Appears regularly about the first of December and remains 

 till March. 

 Carpodacus purpureus {Gmel.) Purple Finch. 



Common in summer, while a few remain through the winter. 

 Two sets of eggs Irom this locality are now in the Museum at 

 Ottawa. 

 Passer domesticus {Linn.) House Sparrow. 



Very abundant everywhere. 

 Loxia Gurvirostra minor {Brehm.) American Crossbill. 



Usually very abundant in summer when large roving flocks 

 are to be met with everywhere. A nest containing three young 

 birds was taken abuut the first of August, 1896. 

 Loxia leucopter^ {Gmel.) WHITE-^Y1NGED Crossbill. 



Seen here only in winter and early spring and are of irregu- 

 lar occurrence. They frequent the tops of spruces and firs, where 

 they gather the seeds from the cones. 



