74 TRANSACTIONS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. [VOL. III. 



(Forty-seventh Meeting, May 27, 1891.) 



Zonotrichia leucophrys.— On May 16, I found quite a flock of 

 White-crowned Sparrows in the Don Valley. 



Passerina cyanea. — I saw an Indigo Bunting on May 23. 



Sylvania canadensis. Spinus tristis.— Of the former I secured 

 a male specimen, the latter were very numerous on May 23. 



Dolichonyx oryzivorus.— I saw a Bobolink on May 25. 



Piranga erythromelas, scarce. —There seems to be a scarcity of 

 Scarlet Tanagers this year; their movements seem to be very erratic. — 

 J. B. Williams. 



Vireo olivaceus. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. — First seen on May 13. 



Seiurus noveboracensis. — Arrived May 14. 



Large migration of Zonotrichia leucophrys— During the night 

 of May 13th, the largest migration of White-crowned Sparrows on 

 record took place at Toronto. On the morning of the fourteenth the 

 city was swarming with them. They were to be seen in every yard, tree, 

 shrub and street and their song seemed to be universal. 



Their numbers increased till the fifteenth, and on the sixteenth there 

 was a marked movement to the north, and they continued to diminish in 

 numbers till the twenty-third when but one or two were to be seen. 



While here they would mix with Passer domesticus and feed on horse 

 manure, etc. This movement was remarkable as it appeared to be local, 

 for Mr. Brown informs me that even in the near surrounding country 

 and woods, there were very few to be seen, while in the city they were 

 exceedingly abundant. 



Vireo gilvus. — On May 16, I secured a Warbling Vireo in the Uni- 

 versity grounds.— Geo. E. Atkinson. 



Poocsetes gramineus, nesting.— May 12, on Well's Hill, North 

 Toronto, I found a Vesper Sparrow's nest with two eggs.? 



Dendroica maculosa. D. coronata. — I saw Magnolia Warblers 

 on May 14, and Myrtle Warblers on May 18. 



Myiarchus crinitus. Empidonax minimus. — Seen on May 14. — 

 Frank Tweed. 



Piranga erythromelas. — I shot a female Scarlet Tanager at East 

 Toronto on May 25. This is the only one of this species I have seen 

 this season. 



Vireo olivaceus. — Were unusually numerous at East Toronto on 

 May 25. — Hubert H. Brown. 



Ardea virescens at Toronto. — I saw a Green Heron on May 17, 



