90 TRANSACTIONS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. [ Vot. Tie 
(Thirty-sixth Meeting, December 9, 1890.) 
Summer collections, and observations—July 9, young Fudica 
americana, and Virginia Rail, Rallus virginianus. August 12, I 
collected one Baird’s Sandpiper, T7rnga bairdit, and another on August 
18. This bird is mentioned as being rare in Ontario, but it has been 
common about Toronto this fall. August 15, Solitary Sandpiper, 
Lotanus solitarius. August 23, White-rumped Sandpiper, Tringa 
Juscicollis. September 22, Black-throated Green Warbler, Dendroica 
virens. September 23, Black-poll Warbler, Dendroica striata. Septem- 
ber 27, Northern Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus. September 28, Whip- 
poor-will, Axtrostomus vociferus. October 4, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 
Tryngites subruficollis. October 6, Short-eared Owl, Asto accipitrinus. 
October 10, Hairy Woodpecker, Dryobates villosus. October 21, Snow- 
flakes, Plectrophenax nivalis, first of the season seen on Ashbridge’s 
Bar. October 22, one Snowy Owl, Nyctea nyctea, Golden Plover, 
Charadrius dominicus. October 26, Winter Wren, 7roglodytes hiemalts. 
November 16, Tree Sparrows, Spézella monticola, very plentiful on 
the Bar. September 27, Spotted Sandpiper, Actctis macularia—JOHN 
EDMONDS. 
Buteo swainsoni—QOn May 3, a male Swainson’s Hawk was cap- 
tured in Rosedale. This is an exceedingly rare capture for this vicinity. 
Pandion haliaétus carolinensis.—On Sept. 15, a male Osprey was 
shot on the Don Flats and brought to me. 
Urinator lumme.—A Red-throated Loon was shot at Green River 
east of Toronto, on Oct. 4. It was a full plumaged male bird. 
Buteo borealis.—On Oct. 30, a female Red-tailed Hawk was sent 
me from Green River. 
Nyctala acadica.—On Nov. 6th, I secured a Saw-whet Owl, one 
Barred Owl, Syrnzum nebulosum, and one Long-eared Ow] in Ashbridge’s 
Woods. On the same day a partly albino Robin, Werula migratoria, 
was secured in Rosedale. It was a most peculiar bird being much larger 
than any I ever handled. The following are the measurements :—length, 
10 inches; wing, 536 inches. The back was very dark and the head 
entirely white. 
Plectrophenax nivalis.—On Dec. 6, I shot one snowbird and two 
Goldfinches, Spznus trést7s, in Rosedale.—D. G. Cox. 
Larus glaucus.—A Glaucous Gull was shot off the Queen’s Wharf 
on Dec. 8th, and brought to me. 
Somateria dresseri—A Common Eider was shot off Toronto Island 
