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Gallinula galeata. May 6, Least Bittern, Botaurus exilis. May 8, Long . 

 billed Marsh Wren, Cistothorus palustris. May 10, American Pipit 

 Anthus pensilvanicus. — JOHN EDMONDS. 



Arrivals. — May 3, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Dendroica carules- 

 cens, Parula Warbler, Compsotldypis americana. 



Sparrows eating buds — On May 13, I saw a flock of about fifty 

 White-throated Sparrows, Zonotrichia albicollis, and White-crowned 

 Sparrows, Zonotrichia lencophrys, eating the buds of a maple tree, in the 

 University Grounds. 



Sialia sialis nesting. — On May 3, I found a nest of the Blue-bird 

 in the Cricket Grounds. It had contained eggs but they were taken. 



Albino Spizella socialis. — On May 9, I secured a bird which I had 

 noticed around the University Grounds since May 1, but had been 

 unable to secure it. It seemed a new bird in appearance, but its song 

 resembled that of the Chipping Sparrow, and upon examination it 

 proved to be an albino of the above species. — Chas. E. Pearson. 



April 30. — I received three Caspian Terns, Sterna tscliegrava, which 

 were killed out of a flock of about fifty, they were all females. 



Green Heron. — A fine specimen of Ardea vzrescens, was shot in 

 Toronto Marsh and brought to me on April 30. 



May 8. — I received another Caspian Tern, which was also a female. 



Chicadees nesting. — On May 12, while at the Humber, I found three 

 pair of the above Parus atricapillus, busy preparing their nests. One 

 stump containing a nest had three or four holes started and left evidently 

 proving too hard for the little workers. The same day I saw a pair of 

 Mourning Warblers, Geothlypis philadelpJiia. 



Ectopistes migratorius, at Humber— On May 12, at the Humber 

 I heard a cooing in the distance and following it up I came across a 

 beautiful male Passenger Pigeon, and got within easy range but unfortu- 

 nately had only a charge of small shot which failed to bring down the 

 prize. 



Nests found- — On the same day I saw Kingfishers, Ceryle alcyon, 

 building, and found nest of Song Sparrow, Melospiza fasciata, contain- 

 ing four eggs. 



May 2.— -I received the first Scarlet Tanager Piranga erythromelas. 



— Wm. Cross. 



Arrivals and collections. — April 30, 1 saw the first Brown Thrashers, 

 Harporhynchus ru/us, in the University Grounds. May 2, saw the first 



