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82. Pinicola enucleator. — Taken as follows : — At Rosedale, two 

 males ; crop and stomach of each were full of buds and ament scales 

 of birch {Betula popyracea). January 25, by Mr. Powell, one male and 

 three females; crops and stomachs contained the kernels of white ash 

 {Flaximes americana), and the kernels of the berries of mountain ash 

 (Pyrus americana), also a quantity of sharp sand. Mr. Mitchell winged 

 and brought home an adult male which is now (March 10), doing 

 well in a cage. February 1, collected three females at Rosedale. March 

 1, a young male and a female secured for me on Don Flats. 



83. Acanthis linaria. — Specimens of Redpoll taken November 9 and 

 16, 1889. They have been unusually numerous this fall about Toronto. 



84. Spinus pinus. — Pine Siskins in large flocks feeding on birch 

 trees in Rosedale, during November 1889, also observed October 12. 



85. Junco Hyemalis- — On January 4, 1890, I procured two males in 

 Rosedale; they were feeding on the seeds of Amaranthus. On February 

 1, I saw a flock of about fifty in the same place; believe that they wintered 

 here this year in large numbers. 



86. Passerella iliaca. — Fox Sparrow. On October 12, 1890, at Rose- 

 dale, shot two fine specimens of this rare sparrow, both males. On 

 November 7, 1889, I took another at Dunbar's wood, Rosedale, Toronto. 

 These are the only specimens I have seen of this beautiful sparrow and 

 consider it very rare in this vicinity. — Daniel G. Cox. 



87. Pinicola enucleator &o, in University Grounds. — This after- 

 noon, Feb. 21, I saw a flock of Pine Grosbeak in the Univer- 

 sity grounds feeding on seeds of the European Larch. They put them- 

 selves in all positions, sometimes hanging with their heads downward in 

 order to get at them. I have shot five of these birds and four of them 

 were feeding on these seeds. On February 12, I saw a flock of Redpolls 

 {Acanthis linaria), feeding on seeds of Chenopodium album, near the 

 University. I procured three specimens. On February 13, I saw the 

 flock at the same place again but not feeding. On February 26 I saw 

 two female Pine Grosbeaks on College street, near the park ; they were 

 in a beach tree but were not feeding. They were very restless and only 

 remained a few seconds and then flew off towards the north-west. 



88. Loxia leucoptera north of Toronto —On February 25. I 

 received a pair of White Winged Crossbills from Mr. T. H. Irwin, 

 of Sharon, who says he sees a flock of about twenty every day, eating 

 seeds of spruce and tamarack. On March 10, I received another male of 



