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ORNITHOLOGIST 



[Vol. 9-No. 3 



20. Quail, (Ortyx virginiana,) 5, 10, 

 21, 24. 



JANUARY, 1883. 



1. White-bellied Nuthatch, (Sitta caro- 

 linensis,) 2. 



2. Horned Lark, (Eremophila alpes- 

 tris,) 17, one seen; 18, one. 



3. Cedar Bird, (Ampelis cetlrorum,) 12, 

 one seen. 



4. Purple Pinch, ( Carpodacus purpur- 

 eas,) 17, 18. 



5. White winged Crosbill, ( Curvirostra 

 leucoptera,) 12, one. 



6. Lesser Red-poll, (JEgiothus linaria,) 



7, 17, 21, 23, 26. 27. 



7. Yellow Bird, ( Chrysomitris tristis,) 

 28, one. 



8. Snow Bunting, (Plectrophanes ni- 

 valis,) 11, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28. 



9. Snow Bird, (Junco hyemalis, 28, one. 



10. Tree Sparrow, (Spizella monticola,) 

 18, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28. 



11. Meadow Lark, (Sturnella magna,) 

 16, one. 



12. Blue Jay, (Cyanurus cristatus,) 4. 



13. Pileated Woodpecker, (ITylotomus 

 pileatus,) 10. 



14. Barred Owl, (Syrnium nebulosum,) 

 25, one. 



15. Mourning Dove, (Zenwdura caroli- 

 nensis,) 12, 13, 20, 24. 



16. Ruffed Grouse, (Bonasa umbellus,) 



8, 9. 



17. Quail, (Ortyx virginiana,) 8, 9. 



FEBRUARY, 1883. 



1. Robin, (lurdus migratorius,) 7, 

 three seen: 19, one: 26, one. 



2. Chickadee, (Parus atricapillus,) 28. 



3. White bellied Nuthatch, (Sitta caro- 

 linensis,) 12, 18, 19, 20, 21. 



4. Horned Lark, (Eremophila alpes- 

 tris,) 18, one; 28, one. 



5. Purple Finch, (Carpodacus purpur- 

 eas,) 1. 



6. Lesser Red-poll, (JEgiothus linaria,) 

 2, 4, 9, 11. 



7. Song Sparrow, (Melospiza meloda,) 

 10, one; 13, one. 



8. Snow Bunting, (Plectrop/ianes niva- 

 lis,) 7. 



9. Tree Sparrow, (Spizella monticola,) 

 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

 15, 17. 



10. Crow, (Gorvus frigivorus,) 17, 19, 

 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28. 



11. Blue Jay, (Cyanurus cristatus,) 20. 



12. Hairy Woodpecker, (Picus villo- 

 sus,) 19. 



13. Downy Woodpecker, (Picus pubes- 

 cens,) 18, 19. 



14. Carolina Woodpecker, (Centurus 

 carolinus,) 19. 



15. Marsh Hawk, (Circus cyaneus,) 17, 

 one; 24, one. 



16. Mourning Dove, (Zencedura caroli- 

 nensis,) 1, 4, 25, 28. 



17. Quail, (Ortyx virginianus,) 12. 

 Number of species, 31. 



— Dr. II A. Atkins, Locke, Mich. 



The Pine Grosbeak. 



(Pinicola Canadensis.) 

 On Jan. 13th, I first saw a large flock of 

 these northern birds, and for the following 

 week they were quite common. They 

 were very tame, and I obtained as many 

 good specimens as I wanted. I saw sev- 

 eral adult males in full red plumage. Is 

 this common in winter 1 I observed that 

 they were always engaged in picking the 

 seeds from the cones of the Larch-trees, 

 and a few were generally hopping about on 

 the ground. 



Although always quite tame, these birds 

 appear to be especially so in a snow storm. 

 They seem totally unacquainted with the 

 effect of any missile; as, if a stone is 

 thrown they never fly until it strikes some- 

 thing near them. Towards the latter part 

 of the month, if disturbed while feeding, 

 they would leave the immediate vicinity, 

 but when they first arrived they were not 

 easily driven away from their feeding 

 grounds. Whenever they fly, they make 

 a whistling sound like a Wild Dove. Do 



