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solitarius) on Spadina Avenue, Toronto ; on October 5, noted the 

 last White-crowned Sparrow [Zonotrichia leucophrys) and the last 

 Highholder {Colaptes auratus). — George E. Atkinson. 



106. Fall Migrants, etc. — On October 7, I collected one 

 Pigeon Hawk [Falco coluinbarius) ; one Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza 

 georgiana) found dead on the street ; and one Brown Creejier {Certhia 

 familiaris americana). On October 10, I shot one Snowbird I^Plect- 

 rophenax nivalis) out of a flock of four on the sandbar. — Hubert H. 

 Brown. 



107. General Notes.— On October 10, we received at Mr. 

 Cross' stoi-e: — one Horned Owl {Bubo virginianus) shot near Toronto; 

 its stomach contained one Deer-mouse {Hesperomys leucopus). Also 

 four Short-eared Owls (Asio accipitrinus), one Barred Owl (Syr-nium 

 nebulosum), several Saw- whets i^Nyctala acadica), and one Wood Duck 

 {Aix sponsa). On October 11, one Redtailed Hawk (Buteo borealis), 

 its stomach contained several field mice {Arvicola rijyaritis) ; one 

 Sharpshin {Accipiter velox) ; one American Pipit {Anthus pensilvan- 

 icus), shot on the Island out of a lai-ge flock with Shorelarks. On 

 the 12th, large numbers of Gulls were observed gathering about the 

 Bay as usual to winter. On October 14, a male Goshawk (Accipiter 

 atricapillus) in immature plumage, was taken; 



108. Cooper's Hawk at Toronto.— On October 12, I re- 

 ceived a fine hawk that had been disabled by flying against the wires 

 in the city. It proved to be a male Accipiter cooperi, the first of the 

 species ever observed in Toronto or vicinity by any of our members. — 

 James R. Thurston. 



(Sixteenth Meeting, October 29, 1889). 



109. Northern Shrike arrived. — While at Lome Park, Peel 

 County, Ont., on October 19, I noticed a noi'thern Shrike [Lanius 

 borealis) the first observed this fall. It was in the immature plumage, 

 and was pursued at a respectful distance by a flock of noisy Chicadees 

 (Partis articapilbis) of which, however, it took no notice so far as I 

 could see. — Ernest E. Thompson. 



