VOL. XIII, 



1890 



"'•] PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUxM. 569 



men from kelson River in Smithsonian Institution (Blakiston). Win- 

 nipeg: Summer resident; abundant (Hine). Swampy Islaud: 1885, 

 first seen, two, on April 6; next seen April 7, when it became common ; 

 is common all summer, and breeds here ; last seen September 29; 188G, 

 first seen, two, on April C; bulk arrived April 8 (Plunkett). Cross 

 Lake and at Lake Winnipeg (Kennicott). On Lake Winnipeg the young 

 were able to fly in the beginning of July ; not often seen in the woods; 

 common on Hudson's Bay (Bell). Ossowa: Common; breeding; 1885, 

 first seen, one, on March 29; next seen, April 10; became common 

 April IG; last seen, one, on December 12 (Wagner). 1884, arrived 

 end of March; 1885, first seen, one, on Marcii 28; next seen on 29th; 

 became common on April 10; is common and breeds here (Small). 

 Portage la Prairie : Common summer resi dent ; arrive at the end of 

 March ; depart about the middle of October ; in 1884, first seen April 

 4; usually these birds come before the snow goes, but were late this 

 year (Nash). Carberry : Abundant in migration only; summer resi- 

 dent; breeding at Fairview and at Binscarth (Thompson). Brandon: 

 Two on April 10, 1887 (Wood). Ualton ; 1889, first seen, three or four, 

 on March 27; next seen on March 28; became common on April 8; 

 breeds here (Youmans). Common on the Western Plains (Macouu). 

 Shell River: First seen, five, on April 3; seen every day afterwards; 

 common summer resident; breeds here (Calcutt). Two Rivers : 1885, 

 first seen, two, on April 2 ; next seen, April 3, when it became common ; 

 ninety-one seen in one flight ; fairly common and breeds here (Criddle). 

 Qu'Appelle: Common; breeds April 1 to 5 (Guernsey). Trout Lake 

 Station (Murray). Common all winter at Carleton (Blakiston). 



On June 27, 1882, at Fairview, found a crow's nest in a poplar tree. 

 It contained four fully fledged young ones. The old birds were very 

 much excited. They flew about, cawing loudly. One of them alighted 

 several times on a branch but 6 feet above my head, and, while cawing, 

 or rather croaking, vigorously seized a twig in her bill and worried at 

 it in a most savage manner, as though to indicate the treatment she 

 would be glad to have me receive. Her voice during this curious per- 

 formance was almost like a growl. Having noted that the nest was a 

 remarkably strong, warm structure, and that the eyes of the young 

 crows were blue-graj', I left the family in peace once more. 



On August 30, 1883, on the road, I saw a flock of about two hundred 

 crows ; they appeared to be migrating. They were remarkably tame 

 and let me approach them within 10 feet ; of course I had no gun. With 

 the flock were two brown harriers ; once or twice I saw one of them 

 make a sort of a stoop at a crow, but the latter took but little notice 

 beyond moving a little, further off". Later in the day 1 saw another 

 flock of about thirty crows, and with them one brown harrier, who 

 quite behaved as though he were a reputable member of the crow 

 community. 



On September 7, a boy brought me a living crow that he had winged ; 



