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Last spring, most of the winter birds were very late iu going 

 north. Red Cross-bills(Zoa;ia curvirostra cmiericana, [Wils.] Coues) and 

 Pine Linnets {Chrysomitris jmms, [Bartr.] Bp.) were seen as late as 

 10th May, and the Pine Grosbeaks (Pinicola enucleator [L.] Y.,) which 

 had been particularly abundant all season, were not all gone before 21st 

 April, up to which date also the lesser Red-polls {^gioilms linaria 

 [L.] Cab.) were still with us. 



Several pairs of the last mentioned species, indeed, must have 

 remained a good [lart of the summer, for Prof. Macoun noticed them 

 up to the 6th of June, among some cedar bushes at the west end of 

 Maria street, where they appeared to be breeding. But, as Prof. 

 Macoun left town on the date mentioned, and remained away the 

 greater part of the summer, their further movements are unknown. 



This fall, too, the winter birds have appeared very early. Five 

 Bohemian Waxwings (Ampelis garrulus, L.) were seen feeding on the 

 seeds of a Black Birch {Betula lenta) on 11th November, and two others 

 were seen a few days afterwards. The Pina Grosbeaks and Red-^wHs 

 were still earlier, the former arriving on 1st November and the latter 

 on 30th October. Some of our summer bii'ds have, on the other hand, 

 far outstayed their usual limits; for a Robin {Turdus migratorius, L.) 

 was shot on 15th November, and a male Goldfinch {AstragaUnus 

 tristis [L.] Cab.) on the 25th of the same month. 



Tree Sparrows {Sinzella monticola [Gau.] Bd.) were unusually 

 abundant here this fall, while on their way south, i. e. from 24th to 30th 

 October, Yellow-rumped Warblers (Dendrceca coronata [L.] Gr.) were 

 seen on 6th October. Tlie latter species was particularly common last 

 spring, from the beginning till towards the end of May. The Nashville 

 Warbler {Uelminthophila rt>Jica2)iUa [Wils.] Bd.), formerly considered 

 very rare in this locality, was also quite common towards the middle of 

 last May. Two additional specimens of the Hudsonian Chickadee 

 (Parus hudsonicus Forst.) have been noted this fall, the one by Mr. 

 Scott, the other by Mr. George R. White, bringing the total number 

 recorded from this locality up to six. 



The leaders beg to call attention to the fact that every member of 

 the Club, whether directly interested in the study of Ornithology or not, 

 may render very material assistance to the work of the brancli by 



