54 The Ottawa Naturalist. [May 



iqoi. 

 March 27 --Pu;i:oN Hawk, Falro coliimbai ins. Mr. \'ouiit;-, 



28 — Slate-COLOIRHD ]v^vo, Jiinro /ivcmalis. Mi-. \'oiinsJ:. 



29 — SllARl'-SHiNNKD Hawk, Accipifer Vi'lox. Mr. Wliilc. 



30 — Bronzed Grackli:, Ouiscahis ijiiiscula cenciis. Mr. Kinsj-ston. 



April 2 — Rvst\BL:\CKBIRD, Scolecophag^us rarolinns. Mi. Young-. 



2- Ri:n-\viNGKD Blaikiurd, .iL^rlaius pltceuiccus. Mr. Vouii};-. 



2 — American Goshawk, Accipitct (itricapillns. Mr. Kinti-ston. 



5 — Me.VDOWLARK, Sliirnclla magna. Mr. Kiiitifston. 



9 — Vhcebv., Sayoniis pJicebc. Mr. Whilo. April iitli, Pr. Fletcher. 



10 — Tree Swallow, Tachycinetabicolor. Mr. Kingston. 



13 — Amerkwn GoLnEN-i:VF., Glaucio>iftta chingula amcricana. Mr. 



White. 

 13 — Vesper Sparrow, Poonetcs s^taiiii)icii.';. .Mr. W. T. Macoun. April 



14th, Mr. King'ston. 

 13 — American Herring Gii.i., Lam.'; anreiifattis sinlfhsonlaniis. I\Ir. 



White. 

 13 — Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle aln'on. Mr. Kingston. 

 15 — PiRPLE Finch, Carpodarns piirpiiteus. Mr. Macoun. 

 15 — White-THRO.\TED Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis. Mr. .Macoun. 

 16 — Red-tailed H.\wk, Butco borealts. Mr. White. 

 18 — Cow-bird, Molothnis ater. Mr. Macoun. 



18 — Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphympicu.^ varttis. Mr. White. 

 18 — GOLDE.N-CROWNED KiNGLET, Rfgiiliis satrapa. Mr. Kingston. 

 18 — American Osprey, Pandion halliaetus carolinensis. Mr. Young, 

 ig — Northern Shrike, Lauins borealis. Mating at Experimental 



Farm. Seen at intervals during the latter part of the winter. 

 21 — F'licker, Colaptcs auratus. Mr. Young. 



22— C.\S\D\ Goose, Branfa canadensis. Three birds. Mr. .Macoun. 

 22 — BrFFLE-HE.\DED DlCK, Charitoni'tta albeola. JNIr. White. 

 23 — PiRPLE IMartin, Progne subis. Mr. White. 

 23 — Barn Sw.\llow, Chelidon erytlirogaster. Mr. White. 

 23— Tree Sp.^rrow, Spizella monticola, Mr. White. 



Meadow-sweet. — It is doubtful whether the true Spircva 

 salicifolia occurs in Canada. At least two varieties have been col- 

 lected near Ottawa and others will probably be found. The most 

 common form is var. la f /folia. Ait., with obovate or elliptical 

 dentate-serrate leaves ; the inflorescence is broadly pyramidal. 

 Another variety is lanceolata. Ait, with finely serrate oblanceolate 



leaves. 



J. M. M. 



