Vol. XVIII 

 1901 



I Yi.E.mi'SG, Birds of Parry Sound a)id Afuskoka. AJ 



114. Scolecophagus carolinus. Rusty Blackbird. — Assembling in 

 large flocks in the autumn. I am not aware that they breed in either 

 district. 



115. Quiscalus quiscula aeneus. — Bronzed Crackle.- — ^A common 

 breeding species ; at Kearney they nest in old Woodpecker holes. 



116. Coccothraustes vespertinus. Evening Grosbeak. — Sometimes 

 appears in large flocks in winter; it comes into Parry Sound much more 

 regularly than is supposed. A flock remained at Emsdale till the end 

 of the first week of May, 1897, feeding on the seeds of the sumach. 



117. Pinicola enucleator canadensis. Pine Grosbeak. — A common 

 winter resident, sometimes appearing in immense flocks. In September, 

 1898, I saw small flocks feeding on the tops of the highest pines. 



118. Carpodacus purpureas. Purple Finch. — A common resident 

 in both districts. 



119. Loxia curvirostra minor. Aaierican Crossbill. — Resident in 

 both districts; they gather in immense flocks and come into the settle- 

 ments or about the lumber shanties. 



120. Loxia leucoptera. White-winged Crossbill. — Not as abun- 

 dant as the former; a resident in both districts. 



121. Acanthis hornemannii exilipes. Hoary Redpoll. — I examined 

 one taken b\- Mr. Kay at Port Sydney. 



122. Acanthis linaria. Redpoll. — An abundant winter visitor, often 

 remaining till the beginning of May. 



123. Acanthis linaria holbcellii. IIolboll's Redpoll. — A specimen 

 taken by Mr. Kay at Port Sydney on April 14, 1890 (a male) was indenti- 

 fied at the Smithsonian Institution as this subspecies. 



124. Acanthis linaria rostrata. Greater Redpoll. — Among a num- 

 ber of Redpolls from Parry Sound, examined by Mr. Ridgway, were 

 specimens intermediate between this species and A. linaria. I have, 

 however, seen typical specimens from Muskoka. 



125. Astragalinus tristis. American Goldfinch. — An abundant resi- 

 dent in both districts. 



126. Passer domesticus. House Sparrow.- — V\) to a few years ago 

 this sparrow was seen only in the larger to^\ns; it is now found in many 

 of the smaller settlements. I saw a flock at Sand Lake in October, 1900, 

 and shot a single bird in an uninhabited clearing of not more than half 

 an acre, fully three miles in the bush, from the last house. 



127. Spinus pinus. Pine Siskin. — I ha\e often met with immense 

 flocks; they keep together till May when they either disperse or disap- 

 pear. In the winter the flocks are joined by Redpolls and Goldfinches. 



128. Passerina nivalis. Snowflake. — Abundant in the winter, the 

 last leave for the north soon after the first of May, and some are back by 

 the first of October. 



129. Calcarius lapponicus. Lapland Longspur. — The only record 

 I am aware of is that of a flock reported by Wm. Melville at Gravenhiust 

 on April 29, 1S90, and published in the 'Biological Rexiew' of Ontario. 



