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Curvirostra leucoptera WUs. White-winged 

 Cross-bill. — Birds in the nestling plnmage were taken from 

 June 18 to 20. In this connection it may be well to state 

 that when I was in the Magdalen Islands some years ago 

 I fomid no nestlings, but the males were in fidl song, evi- 

 dently about to breed, as late as the middle of Jidy. 



Finicola enucleator (Lhin.) VielU. Pine Grosbeak. 

 — Four specimens were obtained by Mr. Frazer on June 29, 

 which Avere about to breed. 



Scolecophagus f errungineus (Gin.) Swains. Eusty 

 Blackbird. — Nestlings of this species were taken nearly 

 fully fledged on June 29. 



A nest of the Black-poll Warbler {Dendroeca sb^lata) 

 containing three fresh eggs was taken June 23. A full set 

 of four ^gg^ of the Pigeon Hawk [Falco coJuharms) were 

 obtained from a nest built in a low spruce on June 9. — 

 C. J. Mnynarcl. Bosfoi) 3Iass. 



Papilio cresphontes at Berlix, Coxx. — Papilio cres- 

 lohontes has been found in Berlin, Conn., for several years 

 past. The first I caught was in September, 1877, and 

 another was captured by a friend earlier in the same season. 

 I took one in 1878, and in 1881 I also captured a very good 

 specimen. This season I have taken eight, most of them 

 in my door-yard. Five others have been caught in this 

 town, and one at New Britain, a town adjoining. I have 

 also seen several others, one of them ten miles from 

 Berlin. It may be of interest to state that while two of 

 the specimens were t;dven early in the season, the others were 

 captured the last of August. 



It would be interesting to know what is their food-plant 

 here, and also if there be two broods in a season. Some 

 of the specimens taken recently were bright and fresh.— iV! 

 ColemrnK Berlin, Conn. 



