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menced culling loudly, when it at once returned and 

 alighted near the cage. This was repeated until it 

 was again captured and recaged. While anxious to 

 escape, it appeared to be quite unable to resist the 

 calls of its companions. 



Spinas pinus — Pine siskin. An irregular visitant, gener- 

 ally appearing in November. I do not think it 

 remains during the winter. 



Passer domesticus — European house sparrow. Now thor- 

 oughly naturalized. Withdraws in winter into the 

 towns and villages. 



Plectrophenax nivalis — Snow bunting. A. regular winter 

 visitant, not so abundant as in former years. Some 

 linger until May or beginning of June. 



* Calcarius laponicus — Lapland longspur. A rare winter 



visitant. I have obtained specimens in the market. 

 Ampelis garrulus — Bohemian waxwing. An irregular 

 winter visitant — some winters rather common, other 

 years entirely absent. 



* Ampelis cedrorum — Cedar waxwing. Occasional during 



winter. Abundant summer resident. 

 Lanius borealis — Northern shrike. Kegular winter visit- 

 ant, arriving from the north in October or beginning 

 of November, leaving us in March or beginning of 

 April. The earliest arrival known to me is October 

 12th, 1889, on which elate a young male was shot on 

 the western mountain. The latest date of its occur- 

 rence in spring that I can be certain of is April 11th, 

 1890, when an adult male was shot at St. Armands. 

 Both D' Urban and Vennor considered it to be a 

 loiterer, but I am satisfied that many remain with us 

 during the winter, as I have received it at different 

 times between October and March. The specimen 

 on the table was shot at Lachine on the 20th of 

 January, 1890. D'Urban gives the date of its spring 

 arrival from the south as April 13th, but neither he 

 nor Vennor appear to have been aware of the fact 

 that we have along our southern border two shrikes, 

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