1895] MARYLAND ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 327 
Now they are all over the State and here to stay, being common in 
the cities and towns, while there is scarcely a house in the country 
without more or less of them round it. In Baltimore City they are 
frequently seen building in the winter; these, I believe, are only 
roosting nests. On May 17 (’91) eggs about one-half incubated 
were taken, and on August 16 (’91) birds, just hatched, were found. 
Sets are 2 of 2, 2 of 3, 9 of 4, 7 of 5, and 2 of 6. 
Loxia curvirostra minor (521). American Crossbill. 
Very irregular in its movements; I have only observed this 
species once. On November 11, ’94, about 25 were feeding on 
the cones of a small scrub pine, at the north end of Dulaney’s 
Valley; they were quite wild, and did not remain ten minutes ; 
when flushed, they flew clear out of sight. 
At Lawyer’s Hill, Howard County, about a half mile from 
Relay, in March, ’90, Mr. C. Gamble Lowndes found “a flock 
of about 40 in 4 small bunch of pines; firing into them, two 
came to the ground dead, and several others, also dead, hung 
from the branches by their bills or claws, so that they were 
dislodged with difficulty. The others were all killed during a 
week with a small rifle, and were quite good eating. At night 
they roosted in a small ravine filled with pines and scrub oaks, 
and they spent the entire day in the clump of pines.” 
On January 15, ’91, one was taken at Bush River, by Mr. 
Basil Sollers. Late in October, ’89, two were shot out of a 
flock of about 20 in Talbot County (Tylor). At Cumberland 
“it is seldom seen; some years ago I killed one out of a flock 
with a cane” (Z. Laney). — 
“ On.May 23, ’84, Mr. Geo. Marshall shot two, male and 
female, from a flock of five, near Laurel, Md. The female showed 
unmistakable evidence of having recently incubated. Two days 
later another male was shot in the same locality” (Smith. 
Report, ’84, 146). 
“On May 17, ’85, an adult male and a young bird in the 
striped feather, barely able to fly, were seen by me ina pine 
sapling, a short distance beyond the city (Washington) limits” 
(Hugh M. Smith, Auk, ii, 379). 
