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Two Hairy Woodpeckers {Dryohates viUosus) shot at Finger-board, 

 north shore of Lake Superior. 



Four SnowVjirds (Plectrophenax nivalis) shot near Oakville, Feb- 

 ruary 2, all males. 



Thii-teen Snowbirds, shot near Norway, February 2, all males. 



Four Snowbirds shot near north Toronto February 3, all males. 

 The fact is very remarkable that not only these, but also a number 

 more that were received about the same time from the North- West, 

 were all males. 



LiOng-eared Owl {Aslo vnlsonianus). — One specimen taken just 

 west of the Humber River, Toronto. — .James R. Thurston. 



36. Birds wintering'. — The following birds were observed since 

 last meeting, about January 10, a Tree Sparrow (-S'. monticola) ; on 

 February 2, large flocks of Shorelark.s, Pine Siskins {Spinus pinus), 

 Redpolls American Goldfinches (Spinus tristis) and Crows. — Ernest 

 E. Thompson. 



37. Piae Siskins still numerous. — While out in company 



with Mr. Williams on January 29, 1 saw several flocks of Siskins 

 {Spinus pinus) and secured one specimen. — Jas. A. Varley. 



38. Notes on habits of Nighthawk, — I would like to ask 



if the membei-s have noticed or can explain the peculiar habit the 

 Nighthawk {Chordeiles virgiaianus) has of flying silently for four 

 slow steady beats of its wing, then giving five veiy fast beats after 

 which it utters its scream, and beginning at the slow beats again, it 

 repeats the performance indefinitely and with surprising regularity. — 

 Geo. E. Atkin.son. 



39. Bird notes in Toronto Marsh, January 25, 1889.— 



About ten a.m. J reached the marsh, and as the immediate object of 

 my vLsit was the capture of field mice, I walked across the frozen bog 

 towards the higher reeds 100 yards south of the byras. My atten- 

 tion was almost immediately aiTested by the sight of two large dark 

 hawks that were quartering the mar.sh, and presently down they 

 pounced on something in the reeds. I concluded at once that they 

 were Rough-legged Buzzards {Archibiiteo lagopus sancti-johannis) and 

 that they were here for the same purpose as myself viz. : the capture 



