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built in a small spruce-tree. As a rule, I have ob- 

 served this bird here from March 10 to October 

 25, but during the winter of 1892 I noticed them 

 plentiful, from February 5 to March 22, in the city, 

 feeding on the mountain ash-tree berries. 



Genus Loxia. Linnaeus. 



167. American Crossbill. L. curvirostra minor. 



(Brehm.) 



" Transient Visitant," common. The crossbills 

 are rather erratical in their movements, and may 

 appear here at anytime during the year, but I have 

 not heard of any found breeding in this district. I 

 saw a small flock of this species May 14th, 1883, at 

 Cote St. Antoine, feeding on the cones of a Larch 

 tree. 



168. White-winged Crossbill. L. lencoptera. (Gmel.) 

 ' Transient Visitant," common. I saw a small 



nock of this species, December 8th, 1888, in the 

 woods below Hochelaga, feeding on the cones of 

 Cedar trees. 



Genus Acanthis. Bechstein. 



169. Redpoll. A. linaria. (Linn.) 



""Winter Visitant," abundant. Observed here 

 in flocks from October 25th to April 29th. The 

 latter date is late in the spring of the year to find 

 this species here, although in 1883, I saw large 



