146 THE WILSON BULLETIN No. 61. 



1907, we failed to make it out among the flocks of other blackbirds 

 seen then. 



117. (j ni will us quiscula itneus. Bronzed Grackle. 



1'.. mid commonly on nearly all visits. There were 'fewer Septem- 

 ber 4 to 15, 1905, than usual, but October 14 to 15, 190G, they were in 

 great flocks and, in the early morning, when the flocks passed over 

 towards the end of the Point, all squeaking together, they made con- 

 siderable din. Gardner reports that a few remained all the winter of 

 190G-7, and when we arrived March 9 a few were seen. There were 

 large flocks present when we arrived August 24, 1907, and they re- 

 mained without perceptible change in numbers to when we left Sep- 

 tember G. 



118. Hcspcripltona vesper tina. Evening Grosbeak. 



March 9, 1907, Mr. Wilkinson, of Leamington, who drove us out to 

 the Point, told us of a number of birds he had seen a short time be- 

 fore that tallied so well with the descriptions of this bird that there 

 could hardly be any doubt as to what he mea.nt. When we got out 

 to Gardner's he told us substantially the same thing and described 

 them as "about the size of a robin and yellow and black, and the 

 hen birds were a sort of grayish." He had seen them about a mile 

 from his place, along the road, about the first of March. A number 

 of them were killed by boys, but we were unable to get sight of any 

 specimens or their remains. While there we hunted carefully for 

 them in hopes that some might still remain, but without avail. 



119. *Carpodacus purpureus. Purple Finch. 



In comparison with our Detroit dates in fall this species arrives 

 at the Point very early. October 29, 1905, about eight birds were 

 seen, but none during the September visit. In 1906 five were seen 

 or taken September 17, and at least thirty the 19th. Their numbers 

 dropped suddenly then to three and one the next two succeeding 

 days. October 14 there were great numbers and flocks of from five 

 to a dozen were met with continually all over the wooded sections of 

 the Point. All were either full red birds or else olive colored; none 

 observed were in mixed or transition plumage. The dull olive col- 

 ored birds sang constantly, but the red ones never. Their songs 

 were considerably varied, but the most characteristic might be ren- 

 dered, "Pe-a-we to-te-te-to." 



In 1907, W. E. Sanders saw one in the red cedar at the extreme 

 end of the Point, August 28. This was a most unusually early bird. 



120. *Loxia leucoptera. W T hite-winged Crossbill. 



November 14, 1907, we received a box of birds from friends on the 

 Point. Among them was one White-winged Crossbill. On skinning 

 it no marks of violence could be found and it was most likely picked 

 up dead. It was quite fresh and could not have been dead more 





