2 J. J. BuTLEK on the Eveniug Grosbeak. [J"'y 



bore a larL;e miinhcr of little yellow crali a|)ples that were worth 

 nothiiii;- to us. Most o'i them rtiiiaiiied hanging on the tree 

 until the visit of these birtls. Tlie\' came in a tiock of about 

 twenty-five, and remained in the neighliorhood at least ten days. 

 They si)ent much of their time on oui' tiee, and stripjjed it of its 

 apples before they disappeared. SiMiietimes a few of them fed 

 on apples which had fallen on the snow. The}^ were lively antl 

 made a little music sometimes, but their principal Inisiness 

 seemed to be eating. I'hey were here not far from Christmas. 

 They appeared again for a day oi two in the spring, but there 

 were only a few of them." 



Prof. Charles A. Davis, Alma, Michigan, informs me one of 

 his students brought him some specimens about Jan. 15. 1890. 

 "They had then been in the city only a few days. Their fa\or- 

 ite haunt was a small grove of maples and beeches tlirectly oppo- 

 site our college buildings. They remained until well along into 

 May except for a time in April. The flock returned to tiie grove 

 where they made their home, again antl again, notwithstand- 

 ing the fact that boys shot a considerable number at each return." 

 They were also noted at Saginaw the same winter. Prof. F. M. 

 McFarland, Olivet, Michigan, says : "The onl\- E\ening Gros- 

 beaks seen here foi' many years were taken April 14, 1S90. A 

 da}' or two previous they were seen in the neighborhood of Bat- 

 tle Creek, nineteen miles west of heie. During the next ten or 

 twelve days I saw many of them in flocks of not more than 

 twenty or twenty-five. They frequented the orchards about the 

 village, and were not at all shy." Mr. Charles B. Cook, Agri- 

 cultural College, Michigan, informs me that these birds were 

 quite common for the first time all of the winter of 18SS-S9, in 

 flocks. They all left by the first of May. 



Mr. Stewart E. White has generously [)laced his notes upon 

 the species, for the year 1890, at my disposal, and from them T 

 take the following. They appeared at Grand Rapids, Michi- 

 gan, that year March 5, and were last seen May 14. 



"March 5, hearing a sharp, metallic cry, often repeated, I started 

 to investigate and was pleased to find a flock of about thirty 

 Evening Grosbeaks. They were feeding on the ground and 

 hearing me approach flew into the trees. The birds were very 

 shy, their beiiavior being in marked contrast with that of other 

 flocks I have seen. The males have a single metallic cry like 



