35C 



243. Tringa alpina pacijica. Eed-backeJ Sandpi[)ei', October 2u(i. 



347. Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis. American Ftough-legged 

 Hawk. November .12tli. 



463. FjinpidonaxJlavlventris.Ye\\^^--\)Q\\\Q(\ Flycatcher. May 25tb. 



G26. Vireo pIdladelpMcus. Philadelphia Vireo. August 27th. 



629. Y'lreo solitarius. Blue-headed Vireo. September 13th. 



650. Dendroica tigrina. Cape May Warbler. Jane 7th. 



660. Dendroica castanea. Bay-breasted Warbler. These warblers 

 appeared rather commoner than usual last spring. 



671. Dendroica v'ujorsiL Pine Warbler. August 27th. 



675. Seiurus nove-horacensis. Water-Tiirnsli. May 11th. 



726. Certhia familiar is americana. Brown Creeper. There have 

 been two more winter records of this bird, viz., February 18th and 

 December 5th, 1885. 



On the 2nd of May last Master Ted White shot a very peculiai'ly 

 marked Robin. The back was ash or light gray and there were light 

 gray markings on the tail, the latter making the bird apj)ear as if it had 

 a dead leaf lying on its tail. 



The present winter (1885-86) has been remarkable for the scarcity 

 ot winter birds. With the exception of a number of Reil Cross-bills 

 and a few Great Northern Shrikes, none of our familiar winter visitors 

 from the North have been noted ; while Crows have been unusually 

 abundant, having been about every day or two since the beginning of 

 the winter. Tiie Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureas) is a new 

 addition to the list of our winter birds, one having been shot on 29th 

 December last. The late Dr. Vancourtland, many years ago, recorded 

 the bird as occurring in January ; but the record has hitherto been con- 

 sidered by us to be questionable. 



Spring birds, witli the dates on which they were first seen in the 

 spring of 1885 : 



March 8 — Oorvus americanus, Crow, bulk arrived (a few, however, 

 were seen from time to time during the winter.) 



" 9 — Octocorus alpestris, Horned Lark. 



April 1 — MoloUbrus ater, Cowbiid. 



" 2 — Carpodacus pur pareas, Pur])le Finch. 



" 6 — Botaurus lentiginosus, American Bittern. 



" 7 — Mernla viigratoria, Robin. 



