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a bird of striking appearance, especially the full plumaged males, whose 

 conspicuous coloration of bright yellow, olive, black and white, and their 

 enormously heavy beaks, immediately attract the attention of the most cas- 

 ual observer. The sight of a mountain ash tree full of Evening grosbeaks, 

 feeding on the brilliant red berries is an event long to be remembered. The 

 fruits of the sumac and the ash-leaved maple also attract them, and they 

 sometimes remain for weeks in localities where these trees are loaded with 

 food, as was the case reported by Mr Verdi Burtch from Branchport in 191 1. 

 The following records of occurrence may be interesting to students 

 of migration: 

 Elizabethtown Winter 1875 (seen by Doctor Cutting) Brewer, 



B. N. O. C. 4, 75 



New York (?) 1866, Lawrence, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. 8, 289 



Marcellus July 8, 1882 (seen) Coues, B. N. O. C. 7, 250 



Buffalo Winter 1886 (20 taken) Ottomar Reinecke 



Brant April 15, 1887, Fenton, " F. & S." vol. 28, 267 



Auk 7, 210 



Elmira Nov. 25, 1887 (i taken) Swift, " F. & S." 29, 383 



Ithaca Dec. 11, 1889, Jan. 21, Mar. 7, 1890 (Fuertes) 



Fisher, " F. & S." 34, 65 



Ithaca Mar. 28, 1890, Cornell LTniv. Col. 



Lockport Dec. 14, 1889 (7) (Davison) Fisher, "F. & S." 



34. 65 

 Feb. 1890, J. L. Davison, MSS. 



Orleans county Winter 1889, Posson, Auk 16, 195 



Brockport Dec. 30, 1889, Jan. 29, 1890 (Guelf) Fisher, 



" F. & S." 34, 65 



Brockport Jan. 30, 1890, Truman R. Taylor 



Albion, ChiH, Gaines. . 1 889-1 890, E. H. Short 



Lake George Jan. 6, 23, 25, 30 and 31, 1890, several taken 



(Lockhart), Fisher, " F. & S." 34, 64 

 Buffalo Jan. 10, 11, 18, 1890 (9) (Bergtold), Fisher, 



"F. &S." 34, 65; Auk 7, 210 



