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ORNITHOLOGIST 



[Vol. lii-No. 2 



weeds, shrubs, etc., but are exceedingly wary. 



4. Cooper's Hawk. Occasionally seen. 



o. American (Joshawk. One of these fine 

 birds was brought to me by a farmer in Novem- 

 ber, 1887. It was an old male with the eyes 

 quite red. 



G. I-ong-eared Owl. The commonest of all 

 the owls in this locality. 



7. JJarred Owl. Very few are seen. 



5. Screech Owl. Killed one in the red ])lu- 

 mage in December, 1887. 



9. Great-horned Owl. <^)uite frequently seen 

 in deep woods. 



10. Snowy Owl. t^uitc a number are killed 

 every winter. 



11. Hairy Woodpecker, (juite common. 



12. Downy Woodpecker. Al-so connnoii, but 

 more confined to the city than the Hairy. 



13. lied-headed Woodpecker. 1 collected two 

 in the middle of the winter last year in [loor 

 condition, and with empty crops. 



U. Flicker. One individual seen last winter. 

 l.">. Blue Jay. Always present at roll call. 

 IG. American Crow. A few remain in tam- 

 arac swamps throughout the winter. 



17. Bronzed (;rackle. This bird should hard- 

 ly be listed, as the only instance of its occur- 

 ence was on Decmber 3, 1SS7, when I killed a 

 female, with most of the quills of one wing 

 missing, i)robably not being able to luake the 

 Journey south. 



18. Connnon Kedpoll. Common, feeding on 

 certain weeds in field. Last February, I col- 

 lected one of these birds having the crown and 

 rump bright gold color instead of crimson, 

 quite a curiosity. 



19. American Goldfinch. Flocks of ten to 

 twenty are occasionally met with. 



20. Snow Bunting. Very common along the 

 railroad track where they feed on wheat. 



21. Lapland Ivongspur. .\ flock of these birds 

 is occasionally seen, but by no means common. 



21. ChestiuU-cidlared Longspur. A few are 

 seen, but very seldom. 



23. Slate-colored Junco. A single specimen 

 was seen last winter in a lumber pile. 



24. Pine Grosbeak. Common on the outskirts 

 of the city; mostly in thegi'ay plumage; I have 

 seen but one in the red. 



25. Kveiung Grosl)eak. \'ery i-omnion in the 

 city, where they feed on the seeds of the maple 

 and ash ; they are very tame, allow ing a per- 

 son to pass within a few feet of a whole flock ; 

 they generally arrive about the first of Decem- 

 ber, but at present (Jan. 6), they have not yet 

 put in aiipear.iuce, with the exception of a 

 single one seen December 2. 



26. American Crossbill. An occasional flock 

 pay us a visit. 



27. Bohemian Waxwing. Ou the coldest days 

 these birds appear in large numbers, but leave 

 as Soon as it grows warmer. 



28. Northern Shrike. Solitary individuals 

 luay be seen sitting on fence posts and tele- 

 graph w'ires. They are very shy and hard to 

 approach. 



29. Winter Wren. Several seen around sheds, 

 lumber piles, etc. 



30. Brown Creeper. Seen quite often on 

 warm, sunny days; they make a noise almost 

 exactly like the Bohemian Waxwings. 



31. White-breasted Nuthatch. About as com- 

 mon as the creepers, but generally found in 

 pairs. 



32. Chickade. Confined to oak woods, where 

 they maj' be found in troops of five to ten. 



The Rough-winged Swallow. 



For a bird of its comparative al)undance there 

 is probabl)' none so little known and studied as 

 the liough-wiuged Sw allow. In this portion of 

 Ontario it is (juite common and is generally 

 found near water; frequently in company with 

 the Bank Swallow. In appearance, flight and 

 general habits it resembles that species very 

 much and the two are often confounded. It 

 may, however, be easily recognized when in 

 the hand by the roughness of the edge of the 

 first i)rimary. or by the breast which is ashy 

 from the chin to the belly, contrasting with the 

 white under parts of the othex, across which is 

 the well-known dark belt. It may generally 

 be recognized on the wing by the same means 

 and assistance may be recieved from the bright- 

 er, more metalic brown of the back, the slightly 

 wider wings and slightly larger size, though 

 until one is tolerably faiuiliar with it the only 

 reliable means of identification while on the 

 wing is the breast coloration. Probably half 

 of the ornithologists in Ontario and the eastern 

 and middle states who are unac(iuainted with 

 this bird have seen it dozens of times, but have 

 supposed it to be the Bank Swallow. 



As above stated the habits of the two are 

 very similar, and they often breed near to- 

 gether, though not more than one or two pairs 

 of Rough-wings will be found with the Banks. 

 The holes of the Kough-wings are alwaj-s much 

 larger and deeper than those tif the other much 

 resembling a short Kingfisher's hole. 



