2IO General Notes. [April 



On Jan. 10, 1890, Mr. D. W. Fenton observed a Hock of nine Evening 

 Grosbeaks in our City Park, and on the following day with his assistance 

 I was able to secure three specimens, two females and one immature 

 male. The birds were very tame, and wire feeding on the seeds of the 

 maple. 



On the iSth of January, 1S90, Mr. Geo. Harris of West Seneca, Erie 

 County, received a fine male of this species, which had been shot a 1 

 West Seneca, lie was informed that the bird was in full song on a low 

 bush when shot, and that no more were seen at the time. 



These facts, excepting the Harris record, are also embodied in a 

 report to 'Forest and Stream' (Vol. XXXIV, 1S90, pp. 64,65,) by Dr. 

 A. K. Fisher.— W. II. BERGTOLD, M. D., Buffalo, N. 2'. 



Evening Grosbeaks in Vermont. — During the last few weeks, then- has 

 been around my house here, a Hock of Evening Grosbeaks (Coccothraustes 

 vespertina'), consisting of about a dozen individuals, more than half males 

 in tlu- most brilliant plumage. They seem especially fond of the seeds 

 still hanging on a box elder tree. — W. W. CoOKE, Burlington, Vermont ', 

 Feb. jo, 1S90. 



Coccothraustes vespertina at Amherst. Massachusetts. — On January 8. 

 1890, I was visited by a farmer from the southern part of Amherst, who 

 bail with him a bird he desired nie to name for him. I recognized it at 

 once as a male Coccothraustes vespertina in line adult plumage. The man 

 said his boy bad shot it a day or two before as it was perched on the tOp 

 of a cherry tree near his house. There were two together but the other 

 escaped. The one that he shot he said was singing finely at the time. 

 and seemed much brighter colored than the other. We have had very 

 mild weather this year and no snow at all. 



I had no difficulty in obtaining a good skin, and soon it will grace the 

 collection of Amherst birds in the Amherst College cabinet.— Hubbr 1 L. 

 Clark. Amherst, Muss. 



Evening Grosbeaks in Hampden County, Massachusetts. — A few days 

 since Mr. Rufus F. Bond brought into the Museum of the Worcester Nat- 

 ural History Society an Evening Grosbeak which was killed by Mr. Louis 

 James in East Brimfield, Mass., on February 1. Neither of these gentle- 

 men knew the bird, but thinking it might be something of interest to the 

 Museum Mr. Bond, who is a member of the school board of Fislnlale, at 

 once brought it to us. A small flock of the birds, perhaps a dozen in all, 

 had been seen about the house for several days. The bird is an adult 

 male in fine plumage. I have preserved it for our collection. 



Some of the cyclonic storms of the past month have been followed by 

 Strong west winds. This may account for the presence of the birds so far 

 to the east of their usual habitat. — E. H. FoRBUSH, Worcester, Mass. 



