VOl i907" IV ] Fleming, Birds of Toronto, Canada. 79 



specimens in the hands of individuals, and estimated that not less than 

 1000 grosbeaks were slaughtered. Specimens have been taken since then, 

 in March, 1897 and in January and March, 1902. 



189. Pinicola enucleator leucura. Pine Grosbeak. — Irregular winter 

 migrant, sometimes abundant, usually from December to March. A 

 supposed hybrid of this species, taken January 22, 1890, is in the collection 

 of Mr. Ernest Seton, and has been fully described and figured by him. 1 



190. Carpodacus purpureus. Purple Finch. — Resident, sometimes 

 abundant in winter; not common in summer; breeds (July 13, 1895). 



191. Loxia curvirostra minor. American Crossbill. — Irregular 

 winter resident, sometimes abundant, December 25 to May 3. In 1892 

 crossbills were here from March 30 to May 5, and I took one on July 17, 

 and saw another on the 18th, these latter were attracted by caged birds; 

 a male taken April 14, 1894, is in juvenile plumage. 



192. Loxia leucoptera. White-winged Crossbill. — Irregular win- 

 ter resident, never very common, January 4 to April 14. 



193. Acanthis hornemannii exilipes. Hoary Redpoll. — Rare win- 

 ter migrant. A flock of redpolls that was about East Toronto from Feb- 

 ruary 10 to March 23, 1896, seemed to have consisted altogether of this 

 species. I examined in all nine specimens from this flock; no more were 

 taken till January 8, 1904, when I found one that had been taken from 

 a flock of linaria. 



194. Acanthis linaria. Redpoll. — Irregular winter resident, some- 

 times abundant from November to March. 



195. Acanthis linaria holbcellii. Holboll's Redpoll. — Three speci- 

 mens are recorded by Mr. Ernest Seton, taken at Lome Park, a few miles 

 west of Toronto — ■ a male taken March 3, and a male and female March 

 15, 1888. These were determined by Mr. Robert Ridgway, who said they 

 were not typical of the form but nearer to that than to linaria. 2 I can 

 find no local specimens comparable with these three birds; one of the 

 females, now in my collection, agrees exactly with a breeding female, 

 presumably of this species, from St. Matthew's Mission, Peel River, Mac- 

 kenzie Territory. 



196. Acanthis linaria rostrata. Greater Redpoll. — Occurs among 

 flocks of linaria, but is rare; I have seen about a dozen well marked local 

 specimens taken between November 9 and February 10. 



197. Carduelis carduelis. European Goldfinch. — "A male Euro- 

 pean Goldfinch was collected May 21, 1887, by Mr. Daniel S. Cox, about a 

 mile north of the city limits — one out of four — while resting on the top 

 of a beech tree. The remaining three flew off in a northerly direction. 

 The birds were evidently in a natural condition and doubtless from the 

 New York colony." (William Brodie. 3 ) 



1 Auk, XI, 1894, 1-3. 



2 Transactions Canadian Institute, III, 1891-92, 29. 

 s Auk, V, 1888, 211. 



