iSSy.] General Notes. IO^ 



They did not appear in the least disturbed by my presence, but if a Crow 

 invaded their territory it was at once made the object of a vigorous 

 assault. The Grackies were, however, frequently chased by both Robins 

 and Rev-eyed Vireos. 



At last something aroused mv suspicion that a nest was in that spruce, 

 and on June 44 I climbed up to investigate the matter. When my head 

 was about 2S feet from the ground and among the dense foliage of the 

 upper branches I came in sight of a bulky nest— extremely large for the size 

 of the bird — set close to the stem and loosely laid upon a limb, portions of 

 it spreading over several smaller branches and twigs. But it was merely 

 resting upon them, they being not imbedded in the mud which formed 

 part of the structure. In the nest were two young birds and two eggs 

 unhatched : the latter were secured and the youngsters left for future 

 study. 



There was considerable difference in the size of the eggs and in their 

 coloration. The smaller of the two measured 1.09 X .76, and was very 

 similar in color and markings to those described in -New England Bird 

 Life.' The largest egg was -pipped' and was destroyed before measured. 

 The markings on it were less distinct than on the other, giving it a some- 

 what clouded appearance. 



On examining the nest it proved to be very roughly constructed, with- 

 out any approach to artistic work. It was composed chiefly of dried vines 

 of honey-suckle loosely entwined at the sides and by an admixture of mud 

 welded into a solid mass at the bottom. There was no attempt at a 

 lining of any sort. 



I noticed that while the young were in the nest both parents were 

 attentive in feeding them, though the male was more frequently found 

 guarding the nest, of which he was most watchful. — James W. Banks. 

 Si. John, N. B. 



A White Crow ( Corvus frugivorus). — I have to thank M. Dionne for 



generously granting me permission to announce the addition of an albino 

 Crow to the Museum of Laval University of which he is in charge. The 

 specimen was taken near the city of Quebec. — Montague Chamberlain. 

 St. John. X. B. 



A Remarkable Migration of Canada Jays. — On the 5th of September, 

 1SS4, Mr. Napoleon A. Comeau wrote me from his home at Godbout, on 

 the north shore of the entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence : ''We have 

 lately had a most extraordinary migration of the Canada Jay (Perisorcus). 

 One afternoon I counted over a hundred in the open space near the old 

 Hudson's Bav Company's house here; and almost every day since the first 

 of this month it has been the same. I believe this unprecedented flight 

 must be owing to scarcity of berries in the interior, and. since they hap- 

 pen to be plentiful along the coast this fall, the birds follow the shore to 

 feed on them." — C. Hart Merriam, Locust Grove, Neiv York. 



