1895] MARYL<A.ST> ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 325 



" Little more than a straggler, and individuals passing through 

 here hardly remain to breed. However, I have a male shot 

 April 6, '86, a date when ordinary quiscula is nesting, and a fe- 

 male shot April 2, ; 87, about the time ordinary quiscala are 

 laying their first eggs " (C. W. Richmond, Auk, v, 19). 



I have a male taken on March 1, '95, in Dulaney's Valley, 

 and careful investigation, at short range with a field glass on 

 March 10, 17, 24 and 31, showed that about J of each flock of 

 Grackle's were referable to this race. On April 21, '95, at 

 least one male was observed. 



Quiscalus major (513). Boat-tailed Grackle. 



This species nests in the stunted pines and alder bushes 

 (Alnus maritima) that grow on our ocean beach, where nests have 

 been found by Mr. C. W. Dirickson, of Berlin, and on July 7, 

 '92, Mr. W. N. Wholey found a colony near Ocean City, the 

 nests containing young of different ages; a deserted one, however, 

 held. 3 rotten eggs. In June, 7 94, I visited this locality and 

 found the bushes burned down ; between Delaware and Virginia 

 I did not see a single grackle. 



On May 6, '93, one was with a flock of Purple Grackles at 

 Townsend Street just west of Fulton Avenue (Gray), and on 

 May 17, '93, one was noted at North Point. 



A small colony was found at Smith's Island, Va., where 

 they were breeding ; eggs and small young being found, May 

 16-24, '94 (Richmond). 



Family FRINGILLID^E Finches, Sparrows, etc. 



Pinicola enucleator (515). Pine Grosbeak. 

 I can find no reference to this species, except that Dr. Coues 

 says : " Northern border of United States in winter, sometimes 

 south to Maryland" (Key, 343). "An extremely rare and 

 probably only accidental visitor in severe winters " (A. C., 56). 

 " Occasionally to Maryland" (Birds N. Yf., 105). " We have 

 no recent records, and the old ones are mere traditions i. e., we 

 have no precise dates or records of specimens" (Richmond). 



