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market ; they were all young, none having the pure white plu- 

 mage of the old birds. 



Hawks. The fall is the feasting time for the Hawks, rarely are 

 they to be seen during the winter. The winter Falcon is some- 

 times shot on our mountain. 



The Goshawk {^Falco palumbarius) however, remains here 

 the whole winter, and is seen more frequently during that season. 

 He generally keeps himself pretty deep in the woods, and unless 

 driven by hunger, will rarely approach the habitation of man ; 

 when he is thus driven, woe to the farmers' sheep, ducks, 

 geese, &c ! 



The Snipe (Scolopax Wilsonii), Specimens of this bird have 

 been shot as late as Christmas day, but these are only loitering 

 long after the usual time of their departure. 



The birds mentioned in the above are all that have come to 

 my notice, during the winters of 1856-57-58-59-60. Others 

 may have noticed some I have not seen, and by making them 

 known, would thus add to the list already commenced by Mr, 

 D'Urbain, in the Naturalist, vol. 2, p. 138. It was his article that 

 made me think of adding my contribution t3 the list. 



I subjoin a list of all the birds I have noted these last few win- 

 ters, placing the letter L before the names of the loiterers. 



List of birds observed during the winters of 1856-57-58-59-60. 



Black-cap Tit (Parus atricapillus). 



Downy "Woodpecker (Picus pubescens). 



Arctic " (^Picus arcticus). 



Pileated " (Picus pileatus). 



Brown creeper (Certhia familiar is) . 



L, — Robin ( Turdus migratorius). 



Blue Jay ( Garrulus cristatus). 



Canada Jay ( Garrulus Canadensis). 



L.— Shrike (Lanius Borealis). " 



L.— Snow bird (Niphcea hyemalis). 



Snow bunting (Plectrophanes nivalis) 



Pinegrosbeak (Pyrrhula enucleator). 



Wax-wing (Bombycilla garrula). 



Nuthatch (Sitta Canadensis). 



Lesser red Linnet (Linaria minor). 



Ruffed grouse ( Tetrao umbellus). 



Ptarmigan ( Tetrao mutus). 



Hawk Owl (Strixfunerea). 



