94 THE BIRDS OF MONTREA L. 



Genus Quiscaltis Yieillot. 

 Subgenus " Quiscalus." 



163. Bronzed Grac/de. (Crow Blackbird.) Q. quis- 



cula seneus. (Ridgw.) 



" Summer Resident," abundant. Breeds in the 

 city. I shot a male specimen of this species Octo- 

 ber 11, 1890, at St. Laurent swamp, out of a small 

 flock flying over to join the Red-winged Blackbirds 

 at the latter's roosting-place there. I 'was rather 

 surprised to find it in such beautiful new plumage, 

 richer than specimens shot in the spring of the 

 year. Observed here from April 1 to October 11, 

 but they remain on here later in the latter month, 

 until driven south by hard frosts. This bird has a 

 peculiar habit when flying of spreading its tail 

 feathers in the form of a boat, and its larger con- 

 gener of the south is called the Boat-tailed Grackle 

 on that account. 



Family FringillidcE. Finches, Sparrows, etc. 



Genus Coccothraustes. Brisson. 

 Subgenus " Hesperiphona." Bonap. 



164. Evening Grosbeak. C. vespertinus. (Coop.) 

 " Winter Visitant," rare. I believe the first rec- 

 ord of the occurrence of this species here was during 

 the winter months of the year 1890, when several 



