88 TRANSACTIONS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. [ Vou. Tid, 
. Asio wilsonianus.—On Nov. 6, I secured a female Long-eared 
Owl in Rosedale—W™m. METCALFE. 
Passerella iliaca.—For about a week Fox Sparrows have been quite 
common about the city. On Oct. 12,0n Well’s Hill, I saw a flock of 
about twenty, in company with Juncos; but on Oct. 13, I secured 
three specimens, and the same afternoon I trapped another in an orchard 
near our place. On Oct. 14, I secured three more on Well’s Hill. The 
other Sparrows are equally plentiful—G. E. ATKINSON. 
Holland River Notes.—On Oct. 17, a party of four took a trip to 
Holland River to do some collecting among the water-fowl and marsh 
birds. On Oct. 18, large flocks of Rusty Grackles, Scolecophagus caro- 
finus, were observed all the way down the river and about the shanty 
small flocks of Swamp Sparrows, Welospiza georgiana, Song Sparrows, 
Melospiza fasctata, Red-wing Blackbirds, Agelatus pheniceus, Cow- 
birds, MWolothrus ater,and Rusty Blackbirds, were to be seen at all hours 
of the day until Oct. 31. On Oct. 18, a large flock of Bonaparte’s Gulls, 
Larus philadelphia, were seen and several specimens secured. One 
specimen of Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, was secured the 
same day. Oct. 20, several large flocks of Snowbirds, Plectrophenax 
nivalis, which remained around for about two weeks roving about and 
alighting on the rushes at the water’s edge; three specimens alighted on 
the bow of our boat on one occasion while we were watching for Ducks. 
Oct. 21, a day was taken in the bush, and several Hairy Woodpeckers, 
_ Dryobates villosus, Downy Woodpeckers, Dryobates pubescens, Blue- 
jays, Cyanocitta cristata, Meadow Larks, Sturnella magna, and Ruffed 
Grouse, Bonasa umbellus togata, were observed, and a few Woodpeckers, 
and one Jay were secured, but no Partridge. In the evening of the same 
day O. Spanner shot one young and one adult male Caspian Tern, Sterna 
tschegrava and another Pied-billed Grebe. Oct. 22, one young Horned 
Grebe, Colymbus auritus, two Coots, Fulica americana, and three Yel- 
low-legs, Zotanus flavipes, were secured. Oct. 23, two  Pied-billed 
Grebes, one Gallinule, Ga//znula galeata, and two Coots. Oct. 26, three 
Red-backed Sandpipers, 77zxga alpina pacifica, and one Virginia Rail, 
Rallus virgintanus, seen. Oct. 28, large flocks of Yellow-legs observed 
and a few secured. Oct. 31, one young Holbeell’s Grebe, Colymbus Hol- 
belliz. On Oct. 20, a flock of about twenty Geese, and Oct. 28 another 
flock of about ten were seen flying south. Besides the above a number 
of ducks were secured consisting of Scaup Ducks, Aythya maria nearctica, 
Lesser Scaup Duck, Aythya affints, first secured Oct 18. Oct. 20, Ring- 
necked Duck, Aythya collares. Oct. 22, American Golden-gye 
Glauctonetta clangula americana, Buffle-head, Charitonetta albeola, 
