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473. Asio accipitrlnus (Pall.) Newt. Short-eared Owl. Oa Oct. 

 6th Mr. Greo. R. White shot a pair of these owls not far from the city, 

 and on 28th October another individual was seen by Mr. Scott. 



505. Falco columbarius, L. Pigeon Hawk. A fine male was shot 

 on 7th April while in pursuit of some tame pigeons. 



524. Buteo pennsylvanicus (Wils.) Bp. Broad-winged Buzzard 

 Hawk. Prof. Macoun shot a specimen of this bird on 15th May; a 

 second specimen was shot on 24th May. 



525. Archibuteo lagopus sancti-jo'iannis (Grn.) Ridg. American 

 Rough-legged Buzzard. On the 8th November last a male of this 

 line hawk was shot not far from the city by Mr. Geo. R. White. 



532. Aqulla chri/saetus, (L.) Ciiv. Golden Eagle. A female of this 

 species was shot on 30 bh Oct. by Mr. J. Saxon Castleman on the banks of 

 the River Castor, about two miles and a half above Casselman Station, 

 and forty miles from the city. Another was seen near the same place a 

 short time afterwards. Mr. Castleman says he recollects having seen 

 two or three other specimens which wei*e taken in his section in the 

 past ; and there are also other recorded instances of its occurrence in 

 this locality. 



617. Actodromas honaparlii (Scl.) Coues. White-rumped Sand- 

 piper. One specimen shot. It was found in company with a number 

 of other sandpipers, principally Least (Actodromas minutilla [V.] 

 Coues), and Pectoral [Actodromas maculata [V.] Coues). 



Most of the species enumerated above were kindly checked bv 

 Dr. Coues, of Washington, D.C. 



Besides the above, additional specimens of tlie following species 

 which appeared in last year's " List of Additions " were taken during 

 the past season : 



Mijiodiootes pusillus (Wils.) Bp. Green Black-capped Fly -catching 

 Warbler. This species appeared to be quite common, for some days, 

 towards the middle of last May. 



Chiysomitris pinus (BRvtv.) Bp. Pine Linnet. A ilock of these 

 birds was seen on 30th October, and another on 11th November; but, 

 so fai', they do not appear to be nearly as common as they were last 

 year. 



