104 THE BIRDS OF MONT RE A L. 



October 5, 1886, at Cote St. Antoine, and saw a 

 few more at the time there in some thickets grow- 

 ing on the mountain side. 



Genus Habia. Reich en bach. 



186. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. H. ludoviciana. (Linn.) 

 "Transient Visitant," common. I found this 



beautiful bird plentiful May 25, 1885, at St. Bruno, 

 P.Q., 14 miles east of Montreal, where they probably 

 are attracted by the beech woods on St. Bruno 

 mountain. I shot several male specimens at the 

 time, all in full song, but only saw one female. I 

 visited the same place in the month of June, ex- 

 pecting to find them breeding there, but did not 

 see any of the birds there then, so I presume this 

 species go further north or east to breed. Observed 

 them here from May 14 to June 21. I saw a male 

 bird June 21, 1887, in the woods below Hochelaga, 

 and shot two male specimens May 22, 1890, and 

 May 31, 1892, on the spur of Mount Royal I have 

 not met with this bird here in the autumn, so I in- 

 fer this species returns south by a different route. 



Genus Pa'sserina. Vieillot. 

 Subgenus "Passerina." Vieillot. 



187. Indigo Bunting. (Indigo-bird.) P. cyanea. 



(Linn.) 

 " Summer Resident," common. Breeds in Mount 



