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tristis) ; two specimens were procured so that the identification is 

 beyond question. — Daniel G. Cox. 



5. Pine Siskins at Lorne Park. — I procured two specimens 



of this species (Spinus pinus) out of five or six hundred, on Decem- 

 ber 31, 1888, several other flocks were seen. — Ernest E. Thompson. 



6. Note on Butcher-bird (Lanius borealis). — While passing 

 through the University grounds on New Year's day, I picked up the 

 body of an English Sparrow that had been beheaded I suppose by a 

 Butchei'-bird, as I saw one of that species flying about close at 

 hand. — Hubert H. Brown. 



7. Spruce Partridge in Grey County. — While resident 



in Melancthon Township, Grey County, Ontario, two years ago I 

 met with a single living specimen of this grouse {Dendragapus cana- 

 densis). I also saw several specimens that were fresh killed and 

 was informed that it was quite common in some of the more exten- 

 sive swamps. This record greatly extends the known range of the 

 species in the Ontarian Peninsula., — James R. Thurston. 



8. Bald Eagle near Toronto. — At Victoria Park on Janu- 

 ary 1, I saw a large Bald Eagle {Haliaetos leucocephalus). The 

 species is said to be a common winter resident in open seasons, fre- 

 quenting the shores of the lake on account of the food supply 

 afibrded by numerous dead fish that are washed up on the beach. — 

 Hubert H. Brown. 



9. After the handing in of the above reports, Mr. Ernest E. 

 Thompson advanced a scheme for the systematic recording of the 

 geographical distribution of each of our species of birds. He proposed 

 first to prepare and have lithographed a large map of the Province of 

 Ontario ; the political features to be omitted, but all the main geo- 

 graphical and topographical features to be carefully entered ; all 

 watersheds ; all escarpments ; each fifty feet of elevation ; each 

 main botanic area — as, the limits of White Pine, Jack Pine. Chest- 

 nut, etc. ; the main geographical features ; the main areas of slope 

 exposure ; the areas of disease as indicated on the charts of the 

 Health Department ; and, of course, the rivers, mountains, etc. One 

 copy of this he pro2)osed to set apart for each species, and to enter 



