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solitarius) on Spadina Avenue, Toronto ; on Octobei" 5, noted the 

 last White-crowned Sparrow [Zonotrichia leucophrys) and the last 

 Highholder {Colaptes auratus). — George E. Atkinson. 



106. Fall Migrants, etc. — On October 7, I collected one 

 Pigeon Hawk {Falco columharius) ; one Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza 

 georgiana) found dead on the street ; and one Brown Creeper [Certhia 

 familiaris americana). On October 10, I shot one Snowbird {^Plect- 

 rophenax nivalis) out of a flock of four on the sandbar. — Hubert H. 

 Brown. 



107. General Notes. — On October 10, we received at Mr. 

 Cross' store: — one Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) shot near Toronto; 

 its stomach contained one Deer-mouse (Hesperomi/s leucopus). Also 

 four Short-eared Owls {Asio accipitri7ius), one Barred Owl [Syrnium 

 nebulosum), several Saw- whets (Nyctala acadica), and one Wood Duck 

 (Aix sponsa). On October 11, one Redtailed Hawk {Buteo borealis), 

 its stomach contained several field mice (Arvicola rijmrius) ; one 

 Sharpshin (Accipiter velox) ; one American Pipit [Anthus pensilvan- 

 icus), shot on the Island out of a large flock with Shorelai-ks. On 

 the 12th, large numbers of Gulls were observed gathering about the 

 Bay as usual to winter. On October 14, a male Goshawk (Accipiter 

 atricapillus) in immature plumage, was taken. 



108. Cooper's Hawk at Toronto.— On October 12, I re- 

 ceived a fine hawk that had been disabled by flying against the wires 

 in the city. It proved to be a male Accipiter cooperi, the first of the 

 species ever observed in Toronto or vicinity by any of our members. — 

 James R. Thurston. 



(Sixteenth Meeting, October 29, 1889). 



109. Northern Shrike arrived. — While at Lome Park, Peel 

 County, Ont., on October 19, I noticed a northern Shrike (Lanius 

 borealis) the first observed this fall. It was in the immature plumage, 

 and was pursued at a i-espectful distance by a flock of noisy Chicadees 

 (Parus articapillus) of which, however, it took no notice so far as I 

 could see. — Ernest E. Thompson. 



