1891-92]. ORNITHOLOGICAL REPORT. 5$ 



Asio wilsonianus. — On Nov. 6, I secured a female Long-eared 

 Owl in Rosedale. — Wm. Metcalfe. 



Passerella iliaca. — For about a week Fox Sparrows have been quite 

 common about the city. On Oct. 12, on Well's Hill, I saw a flock of 

 about twenty, in company with Juncos ; but on Oct. 13, I secured 

 three specimens, and the same afternoon I trapped another in an orchard 

 near our place. On Oct. 14, I secured three more on Well's Hill. The 

 other Sparrows are equally plentiful.— G. E. ATKINSON. 



Holland River Notes-— On Oct. 17, a party of four took a trip to 

 Holland River to do some collecting among the water-fowl and marsh 

 birds. On Oct. iS, large flocks of Rusty Grackles, Scolecophagus caro- 

 linus, were observed all the way down the river and about the shanty 

 small flocks of Swamp Sparrows, Melospiza georgiana, Song Sparrows, 

 Melospiza fasciata, Red-wing Blackbirds, Agelaius phceniceus, Cow- 

 birds, Molothms ater, and Rusty Blackbirds, were to be seen at all hours 

 of the day until Oct. 31. On Oct. 18, a large flock of Bonaparte's Gulls, 

 Larus Philadelphia, were seen and several specimens secured. One 

 specimen of Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, was secured the 

 same day. Oct. 20, several large flocks of Snowbirds, Plectroplietiax 

 nivalis, which remained around for about two weeks roving about and 

 alighting on the rushes at the water's edge ; three specimens alighted on 

 the bow of our boat on one occasion while we were watching for Ducks. 

 Oct. 21, a day was taken in the bush, and several Hairy Woodpeckers, 

 Dryobates villosus, Downy Woodpeckers, Dryobates pnbescens, Blue- 

 jays, Cyanocitta cristata, Meadow Larks, Sturnella magna, and Ruffed 

 Grouse, Bonasa umbellus togata, were observed, and a few Woodpeckers, 

 and one Jay were secured, but no Partridge. In the evening of the same 

 day O. Spanner shot one young and one adult male Caspian Tern, Sterna 

 tschegrava and another Pied-billed Grebe. Oct. 22, one young Horned 

 Grebe, Colymbus aiiritus, two Coots, Fulica americana, and three Yel- 

 low-legs, Totanus flavipes, were secured. Oct. 23, two Pied-billed 

 Grebes, one Gallinule, Gallinula galeata, and two Coots. Oct. 26, three 

 Red-backed Sandpipers, Tringa alpitia pacifica, and one Virginia Rail, 

 Rallus virginianus, seen. Oct. 28, large flocks of Yellow-legs observed 

 and a few secured. Oct. 31, one young Holbcell's Grebe, Colymbus Hol- 

 boellii. On Oct. 20, a flock of about twenty Geese, and Oct. 28 another 

 flock of about ten were seen flying south. Besides the above a number 

 of ducks were secured consisting of Scaup Ducks, Aythya marila nearctica,. 

 Lesser Scaup Duck, Aythya affinis, first secured Oct 18. Oct. 20, King- 

 necked Duck, Aythya collaris. Oct. 22, American Golden-eye, 

 Glaucionetta clangida americana, Buffle-head, Charitonetta albeo/a,. 



