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earlier than the Olive-back and remains a week later, overlapping the 
Hermit by two or three days. 
September 27, 1893, I shot a fine male Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammodramus 
nelsoni). When first seen it was in company with a pair of Savanna 
Sparrows. The three were bathing in a little pool on a mud flat. Later 
it flew to a reed top and commenced drying its feathers. This taking to 
a reed top was unusual and resulted in its death. 
September 4, 1899, I shot a Knot (7ringa canutus) in immature plum- 
age. It came straight in from the lake and perched on a boulder about 
300 feet from shore. This was near the town of Port Austin, Huron 
County. The local hunters called it a young ‘Robin Plover’ and did 
not consider it rare. 
In June, 1899, my brother added the Black-throated Blue Warbler 
{Dendroica cerulescens) to the list of birds breeding here. I have never 
personally observed this species in summer, but have found the Black 
and White (Myzoti/ta varia), Golden-winged (Helminthophila chrysoptera) 
and Cerulean (Dezdrotca cerulea) to be common breeders, and am sure 
the Sycamore (D. dominica albilora) breeds although no nests have yet 
been discovered. 
During ten years of careful field work I have seen the Cardinal Gros- 
beak ( Cardznalzs cardinalis) but twice and secured both specimens — fe- 
male, November 1, 1897, and male, December 3, 1899. —J. CLAIRE Woop, 
Detrott, Michigan. 
List of the Rarer Birds met with during the Spring of r1g00 in the 
Immediate Vicinity of Toronto. — The following list of the rarer birds 
which came under my personal observation while taking field notes 
during the past season in the immediate vicinity of Toronto may be of 
interest to other observers. 
May 8. Cape May Warbler (Dexdroica tigrina), 1 male seen. 
Be Ca «s <f se ‘s 1 male taken. 
SuTORay) a ‘s SS fs 1 male taken. 
“© 1. Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor), -1 male taken. 
“12. Orange-crowned Warbler (/elminthophila celata), I male taken. 
sens ee ee us ** 1 female taken. 
** 13. Tennessee Warbler (/lelminthophila peregrina), seen. 
“© 15. Black-poll Warbler (Dendroica striata’, 3 males seen. 
*¢ 16. Kirtland’s Warbler (Dendroica kirtlandz), 1 male taken. 
«© 18. Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina), 1 male taken. 
««  « Black-poll Warbler (Denzdroica striata), males plentiful. 
‘© 19. Orchard Oriole (/cterus spurtus), 1 male taken. 
fo AE x ge ss ce 1 female seen. 
‘© 20. Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina), 1 male seen. 
«¢ 21. Tennessee Warbler (Helminthophila peregrina), 2 seen. 
Sh SDD. s 4 ie - 25 or more seen 
and three taken. 
