1895] MARYLAND ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 325 
“ Little more than a straggler, and individuals passing through 
here hardly remain to breed. However, I have a male shot 
April 6,’86, a date when ordinary quiscula is nesting, and a fe- 
male shot April 2, ’87, about the time ordinary quiscala are 
laying their first eggs” (C. W. Richmond, Auk, v, 19). 
I have a male taken on March 1, ’95, in Dulaney’s Valley, 
and careful investigation, at short range with a field glass on 
March 10, 17, 24 and 31, showed that about $ of each flock of 
Grackle’s were referable to this race. On April 21, ’95, at 
least one male was observed. 
Quiscalus major (513). Boat-tailed Grackle. 
This species nests in the stunted pines and alder bushes 
(Alnus maritima) that grow on our ocean beach, where nests have 
been found by Mr. C. W. Dirickson, of Berlin, and on July 7, 
92, Mr. W. N. Wholey found a colony near Ocean City, the 
nests containing young of different ages; adeserted one, however, 
held 3 rotten eggs. In June, ’94, I visited this locality and 
found the bushes burned down ; between Delaware and Virginia 
I did not see a single grackle. 
On May 6, 93, one was with a flock of Purple Grackles at 
Townsend Street just west of Fulton Avenue (Gray), and on 
May 17, ’93, one was noted at North Point. 
A small colony was found at Smith’s Island, Va., where 
they were breeding ; eggs and small young being found, May 
16-24, 794 (Richmond). 
Family FrrncILLip#—Finches, Sparrows, etc. 
Pinicola enucleator (515). Pine Grosbeak. 
I can find no reference to this species, except that Dr. Coues 
says: “Northern border of United States in winter, sometimes 
south to Maryland” (Key, 343). ‘An extremely rare and 
probably only accidental vigitor in severe winters” (A. C., 56). 
“ Occasionally to Maryland” (Birds N. W., 105). “ We have - 
no recent records, and the old ones are mere traditions—i. e., we 
have no precise dates or records of specimens” (Richmond). 
