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Swallow, P etrochelidon lunifrons, and Bank Swallow, Chvicola riparia. 

 April 24, — Swamp Sparrow, Melospiza georgiana, Sora Rail, Porzana 

 Carolina. April 27. — Black and White Warbler, Mniotilta varia, 

 Black-throated Green Warbler, Dendroica virens. April 28, This 

 morning I secured a fine Meadow Lark, Sturnella magna, in a thick 

 hardwood bush in Rosedale. — James R. THURSTON. 



Port Sydney Observations for 1888, and 1889. — The following 

 rare birds have been observed by me at the above place in 1888, April 

 7, Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides arcticus, Fox Sparrow, Passerella 

 iliaca, on May 1, I shot a fine specimen of tl>e- latter species. May 3, 

 secured a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers, Ceophloms pileahis, May 16, Traill's 

 Flycatcher, Empidonax pusillus traillii, this species seems to be abundant, 

 as I have since observed a large number, several of which I secured. 

 May 19, Virginia Rail, Rallus virginianus, Solitary Sandpiper, Totanus 

 solitarius. June 14, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Contopus borealis. 



March 15, 1889- — Pair of Canada Jays, Perisoreus canadensis. March 

 19, Pine Siskin, Spinus pinus, March 22, another pair of Perisoreus 

 canadensis. 



Gravenhurst Observations 1889. — May 25, Catbird, Galeoscoptes 

 carolinensis, May 28, House Wren, Troglodytes aedoti, caught on nest 

 which contained six eggs. September 9, Sora Rail, Porzana Carolina, 

 found dead on R. R. track ; Least Bittern, Botaurus exilis. 



1890. — Jan 4, Robin, Merula migrator ia ; January 17, Male Evening 

 Grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertina ; January 19, two Pine Grosbeaks, 

 Pinicola enucleator ; January 8, full plumaged Goshawk, Accipiter 

 atricapillus, January 29, Robin ; March 11, to 28, secured specimens of 

 Shore Lark, Otocoris alpestris ; March 12, two Pine Grosbeaks, Pinicola 

 enucleator ; March 28, three male Snow Buntings, Plectrophenax nivalis. 

 — Wm. Melville. 



Oorvus americana nesting. — On April 16, I found a Crow's nest in 

 the University Grounds. It contained five fresh eggs. This nest was in 

 the top of a pine tree ; on the same day I got another containing four 

 eggs, out of a beech tree at Greenwood's Crossing. 



Migrants — -White- throated Sparrows, Zonotrichia albicollis ; Hermit 

 Thrushes, Turdus aonalasclikcc pallasii and other northern birds have 

 been very numerous around the Queen's Park since April 22, migration 

 is evidently in full swing. — CHAS E. PEARSON. 



Passerella iliaca. — On April 18, at the University Grounds I saw 

 several of the above rare Sparrows, I also saw several more travelling 

 with J uncos on Well's Hill on the same day and also from April 20 to 

 April 23. 



