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" Little more than a straggler, and individuals passing through 

 here hardly remain to breed. However, I have a male shot 

 April 6, '86, a date when ordinary quiscula is nesting, and a fe- 

 male shot April 2, '87, about the time ordinary quiscala are 

 laying their first eggs " (C. W. Kichmond, Auk, v, 19). 



I have a male taken on March 1, '95, in Dulaney's Valley, 

 and careful investigation, at short range with a field glass on 

 March 10, 17, 24 and 31, showed that about ^ of each flock of 

 Grackle's were referable to this race. On April 21, '95, at 

 least one male was observed. 



Quiscalus major (513). Boat-tailed Grackle. 



This species nests in the stunted pines and alder bushes 

 [Alnus marltima) that grow on our ocean beach, where nests have 

 been found by Mr. C. W. Dirickson, of Berlin, and on July 7, 

 '92, Mr. W. N. \yholey found a colony near Ocean City, the 

 nests containing young of different ages; a deserted one, however, 

 held 3 rotten eggs. In June, '94, I visited this locality and 

 found the bushes burned down ; between Delaware and Virginia 

 I did not see a single grackle. 



On May 6, '93, one was with a flock of Purple Grackles at 

 Townsend Street just west of Fulton Avenue (Gray), and on 

 May 17, '93, one was noted at North Point. 



A small colony was found at Smith's Island, Va., where 

 they were breeding ; eggs and small young being found, May 

 16-24, '94 (Richmond). 



Family Fringillid^ — Finches, Sparrows, etc. 

 Pinicola enucleator (515). Pine Grosbeak. 

 I can find no reference to this species, except that Dr. Cones 

 says : " Northern border of United States in winter, sometimes 

 south to Maryland" (Key, 343). "An extremely rare and 

 probably only accidental visitor in severe winters " (A. C, 56). 

 " Occasionally to Maryland " (Birds N. W., 105). " We have 

 no recent records, and the old ones are mere traditions — i. e., we 

 have no precise dates or records of specimens" (Richmond). 



