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possession of Mr. C. A. Hirschfelder. It is pure white. No 

 data. 



Canada Jay. Perisoreus canadensis. — In the winter of 

 1836 and the spring of 1837, according to Mr. Doel, this bird 

 appeared about Toronto in great numbers. It was previously 

 unknown in the district, and has not since been observed. 



Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Coccyzus americanus. — I have 

 examined several specimens taken in the vicinity of Toronto. 

 It appears to be a rare but regular summer resident. 



Red-bellied Woodpecker. Centurus carolinensis. — A 

 female was taken at Toronto, May 19, 1885. 



Colaptes auratus (hybrid with C. mexicanus) . — This remark- 

 able specimen was shot by Mr. Burton, just outside the City 

 of Toronto, in September, 18S3. The following is its descrip- 

 tion. 



Sex? Length, 34 cm.; wing, 16.5: tail, II. 5; bill, 3.5; tarsus, 3 ; middle 

 toe and claw, 3. Color: Above as in the male auratus, but darker and 

 more pronounced. The purplish-gray of the throat is very rich and has 

 a glaucous gloss. Pectoral crescent and black maxillary mark very large- 

 Spots on the breast large and unusually numerous. Breast and sides 

 tinged with yellow. First four primaries with shafts and under side red; 

 the next two shade into yellow in the terminal third. The last two sec- 

 ondaries are as in mexicanus. The rest of the quills as in auratus. The 

 under coverts are pink. The tail-feathers are as in mexicanus, but towards 

 the middle are more and more tinged with yellow. Otherwise this speci- 

 men resembles a large male auratus in very high plumage. 



I have nothing but descriptions and my memory for making 

 comparisons with mexicanus, and suspect that the red on the 

 quills is not quite so deep as in the typical bird. Yet this need 

 not invalidate the description of the specimen, which is evidently 

 a fine hybrid, and Chiefly remarkable for having been taken at 

 Toronto. This specimen is in the possession of Mr. Cross, taxi- 

 dermist. 



? Snowy Plover. iEgialitis cantiana. — A specimen of this 

 bird was shot here by Mr. J. Forman, May, 1S80, and is now in 

 the rooms of the Toronto Gun Club. It was at the time in com- 

 pany with some Piping Plovers {y£. meloda). This specimen 

 (sex?) answers in general, to the description in Coues's 'Key' 

 and fully in regard to the bill ; it differs in being much lighter in 

 plumage. It is as follows : Pure white, with crown and back 

 slightly tinged with gray, and showing dusky touches ; the black 



