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common in southern Ontario and the following records are o( interest: 

 in 1906, I examined three females (?) that were taken about October 15, 

 and five full plumaged males that were taken about November 6, the exact 

 locality could not be ascertained except that they were from southern 

 Ontario and probably at no great distance from Toronto, lit 1907. 1 

 aed two thai had been taken probably at Toronto Island on October 

 12, and saw two more on the 22d, from somewhere in southern Ontario. 

 On April 9, 1909, I Sa* a single pair in a la: of mixed ducks that 



were sheltering in foronto Hay from a westerly gale. The rarity of 

 tin* .- as - interesting when compared with Mr. Loan's statement in 

 »n's manuscript list as follows: " Marsh Bhiebill, uncommon migrant, 

 tirst week of April to las S ember, years ago it was our commonest 

 duck." 



Chen hyperboreus hvperbovens. S\,<\\ GOOSJS In Seton's manu- 

 • list the following Toronto record is given based on Mr. Loan's 

 information. "Very rare fall migrant, tour killed in L87S, several seen 

 since." 



Olor columbianus. Whistling S^w \\ v Bock of six were in Tor- 

 onto Bay, from April 8 to 18, 1909. They were seen by a number of ob- 

 servers and were identified by Mr. J. H. Ames on the L8th, The b 

 were driven in by a heavy westerly gale. 



Bfycteria ameneana. Wood [bis One taken in November. 1892, 

 near Sim. \ County, by a farmer, name unknown. The record is 



based on a drawing ot* the dead bin! made by a correspondent of M 

 w Jsasl n I am indebted for permission to publish this tirst 



Ontario record. 



RallUS elegans. KinqRaii V male taken a: Ipril 24, 



1907, is in my collection. 



Galhnago deheata. W - * - Sn»I V oest containL 

 was found in \ ursh on May 12, 1910, by Mr. R. Buchanan; 



the eggs were undisturbed and later the young were photographed by Mr. 

 j \ \ t'his is the tirst definite Toronto breeding record. 



Limosa fedoa. MARBLED Gonwn Vn adult female taken on the 

 S ern Sandbar. reroute. ot\ September 20, 1906, is the tirst Autumn 

 Old, An immature bird taken at the same plaee on August 18, 1909, 

 is the first your... onto. 



Charadrins dominions dominions. The follow- 



ing tvoords show that this Plover is again increasing on Toronto Island: 

 L906, September 8, one shot by Mr. 11 11 Mitchell, September S. two seen 

 b> Mr. Mitchell; 1907, September 30, three taken; ken. 



ober 12, several taken: 1909, September 20, one seen; L910, Septem- 

 ber 26, a number taken ^1 examined twelve, one of which was an adult ), 

 ober 21, oi - all were young birds except the 



one m 



3 meloda, Pipin^ Plover, [hough breeding at Point 

 Pelee and other plaees on l.ake brie and possibly in Pri mty 



