74 TRANSACTIONS OF TITE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. [ Vou. IIT 
Gallinula galeata. May 6, Least Bittern, Botaurus exilis. May 8, Long 
billed Marsh Wren, Cistothorus palustris. May 10, American Pipit 
Anthus pensilvanicus—JOHN EDMONDS. 
Arrivals.—May 3, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Dendroica cerules- 
cens, Parula Warbler, Compsothlypis americana. 
Sparrows eating buds.—On May 13,1 saw a flock of about fifty 
White-throated Sparrows, Zonotrichia albicollis, and White-crowned 
Sparrows, Zonotrichia leucophrys, eating the buds of a maple tree, in the 
University Grounds. 
Sialia sialis nesting.—On May 3, I found a nest of the Blue-bird 
in the Cricket Grounds. It had contained eggs but they were taken. 
Albino Spizella socialis —On May 9, I secured a bird which I had 
noticed around the University Grounds since May 1, but had been 
unable to secure it. It seemed a new bird in appearance, but its song 
resembled that of the Chipping Sparrow, and upon examination it 
proved to be an albino of the above species.—CHAS. E. PEARSON. 
April 30.—I received three Caspian Terns, Sterna tschegrava, which 
were killed out of a flock of about fifty, they were all females. 
Green Heron.—A fine specimen of Ardea virescens, was shot in 
Toronto Marsh and brought to me on April 30. 
May 8.—I received another Caspian Tern, which was also a female. 
Chicadees nesting.—On May 12, while at the Humber, I found three 
pair of the above Parus atricapillus, busy preparing their nests. One 
stump containing a nest had three or four holes started and left evidently 
proving too hard for the little workers. The same day I saw a pair of 
Mourning Warblers, Geothlypis philadelphia. 
Kctopistes migratorius, at Humber.— On May 12, at the Humber 
I heard a cooing in the distance and following it up I came across a 
beautiful male Passenger Pigeon, and got within easy range but unfortu- 
nately had only a charge of small shot which failed to bring down the 
prize. 
Nests found.—On the same day I saw Kingfishers, Ceryle alcyon, 
building, and found nest of Song Sparrow, AVelospiza fasctata, contain- 
ing four eggs. 
May 2.—I received the first Scarlet Tanager Piranga erythromelas. 
—WwM. CROSS. 
Arrivals and collections.—April 30, I saw the first Brown Thrashers, 
Flarporhynchus rufus, in the University Grounds. May 2, saw the first 
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