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43. Pinicola enucleator. — On February 9, in a mountain ash, on 

 College avenue, Toronto, I saw a number of Pine Grosbeaks which were 

 very tame ; 1 could easily have knocked them off with a stick. On 

 another tree I saw a flock of about fifty, equally composed of Pine and 

 Evening Grosbeaks {C. vespertina), one of the former in red plumage. 

 They were so tame they would not fly, although I killed a couple of 

 them. On February 10, 1 saw dozens of Pine Grosbeaks in various 

 mountain ash trees in the city, but only one with red plumage. 



44. Plectrophenax nivalis. — On February 8, I saw the first snow- 

 birds, that I have seen this year. On February 9, in a field north 

 of Bloor street, I saw a flock of 1,500 or 2,000, they literally covered 

 a large field which was overgrown with tall weeds, on the seeds of which 

 they seemed to be leeding, — H, H. Brown. 



45. Observations on Pinicola Enucleator. — While strolling in the 

 woods north of Rosedale, on February 9, I observed a flock of about 

 twenty Pine Grosbeaks. Among them were several adult males. I 

 watched them feeding and found they were eating a black berry, appa- 

 rently viburnum. Owing to the large quantity of snow on the grou;id 

 they were unable to procure their favorite food, the seeds of the white 

 ash. — J. H. Ames. 



46. Pinicola enucleator. — On February 8, I saw two flocks of 

 Pine Grosbeaks in Eosedale, about six in each flock, and collected four 

 specimens, one adult plumaged male and three females. On February 

 9, I saw several more small flocks of the same species and one female 

 Evening Grosbeak {Coccothraustes vespertina), in Rosedale. — John 

 Edmonds. 



47. Otocoris alpestris praticola arrived.— On February 6 I ob- 

 served Shorelarks at East Toronto. 



48. Plectrophenax nivalis on Telegraph wires.— On February 

 11, I saw three Snowbirds alight on a telegraph wire in East Toronto. 

 This is the first occurrence of the kind noted. 



49. Pinicola enucleator. — Pine Grosbeaks have been very common 

 in East Toronto, for the past few days. — C. W. Nash. 



50. Pinicola enucleator. — On February 2, I saw a pair of the above 

 species in Rosedale, and procured one adult plumaged male. 



51. Syrnium nebulosum.— On February 6, I saw a Barred Owl 



sitting on the city morgue, on Esplanade street. 



