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to be nutlets of the wild cherry, Prunus serotina, which had fallen 

 the year before. The above named gentlemen secured nine males and 

 fifteen females that day besides leaving several wounded birds which 

 escaped to the neighbouring gardens. They were in excellent condition, 

 being very fat. The birds remained in that vicinity about two weeks 

 and during that interval Gray, Mitchell, and myself visited the place, 

 and obtained specimens each time, in fact they were seen there as long 

 as the food lasted. From February 1st, to 8th, I saw several small 

 flocks on Ontario and Howard Streets, and on the Danforth Road, 

 feeding on the seeds of mountain ash, Pyrus acuparia, and on February 

 27th, I saw a flock of about thirty Evening Grosbeaks, in company with 

 about a dozen Fine Grosbeaks, Pinicola enucleator, in Mr. William's 

 garden on Ontario Street, stripping an apple tree which contained about 

 half a bushel of rotten fruit, that had not been gathered the year 

 before. On making an examination of the refuse under the tree after 

 the birds departed, I found that only the seeds had been eaten, as in 

 every case where I have made examinations of the stomachs of these 

 birds, I found the kernels of the different seeds, and nutlets composing 

 their food have been entirely denuded of their shell. 



I had reports given me, almost every day by many reliable persons, 

 of flocks being seen on Logan and Pape Avenues, from the 1st to the 

 20th March, on which last date while collecting Gulls in the vicinity of 

 Norway, I saw a flock feeding on the cones of a large pine tree, Pinus 

 resinosa, this is the last time I saw the birds that year, although I heard 

 several reports of them being seen till the middle of April. In my 

 opinion from the first appearance of the birds in January, until the 

 middle of April, they were seen every day by some persons about 

 Toronto and suburbs, and that they came to us for food is very 

 evident by their remaining with us so long, and their being so 

 exceedingly tame. Numbers of them were killed by boys with sticks 

 and catapults every day, in the streets of our city. — D. G. Cox. 



I have made as extensive enquiry as possible in regard to the occur- 

 rence of the Evening Grosbeak in this vicinity in the early part of 

 January, 1890. All the evidence that I can collect goes to show that 

 the birds arrived here about the 1st of January, and at least some of 

 them remained until March. 



In looking over my notes, I find an entry on January 20th, to the effect 

 that the Evening Grosbeaks, a heretofore unknown bird in this vicinity, 

 had been with us in large numbers for three weeks. 



About January 1st, a boy brought me a bird that he said I might 

 want for a specimen, as it had very bright plumage. The bird was new 



