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89. Nesting of Baltimore Oriole.— On June 14, I found 



three negts of this species {Icterus galbula), one with two young 

 and two eggs ; each of the others with four eggs. — George E. 

 Atkinson. 



90. Arrivals of Interest. — On June 12, Mr. Cross received 

 two Yellow-billed Cuckoos {Coccyzus americanus), and on the 17th 

 another, all were shot near Toronto. These, together with a pair shot 

 by Mr. Jacobs of Centre Street, as Mr. Thompson informs me, make 

 seven records for this locality, and show that the species is a regular 

 though far from common summer resident. 



91. June 14. — Virginian Rail (Rallus virginianus), fii'st taken. 



92. June 1 6. — Black Tern {Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis), 

 shot. — James R. Thurston. 



(Fourteenth Meeting, October 1, 1889). 



93. Nesting of Screech Owl. — On June 20, we received a 

 bi'ood of four young Screech Owls [Megascops asio) taken from the 

 nest; one was in the red plumage, three in the gray. — James R. 

 Thurston. 



94. Strange behaviour ot Kingbird. — On July 1, while 



out with my catapult, I was followed and scolded so persistently by a 

 Bluebird (Sialia sialis) that I fired a charge of shot at it, it seemed 

 to be hit on the head for at once it fluttered and began to soar 

 straight up. When about a hundi-ed feet up it was suddenly 

 attacked by a Kingbird {Tyrannus tyrannus) which seized it by the 

 neck and fluttered downward with it, retaining its hold till both 

 were close to my feec when the Kingbird flew off and I captured the 

 Bluebird in my insect net. 



95. Another Yellow-billed Cuckoo.— On July 29, at Wells' 



Hill, North Toronto, I shot another Yellow-billed Cuckoo {Coccyzus 

 americanus). — George E. Atkinson. 



96. Rare birds at Toronto. — A Least Tern {Sterna antill- 

 arum) was shot here by Mr. Wm. Loane on September 5. This with 

 Dr. Brodie's record for Toronto, and Mr. Mcllwraith's for Hamilton, 

 makes the third for Lake Ontario. 



