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of Perth I should have written Lyn, a place six miles west of Brock- 

 ville. 



Mr. Nicol of Cataraqui was driving near Lyn, when the Grosbeaks 

 were here and saw a large flock of the birds. Two were also sent to 

 Mr Stratford, from McDonald's Corners. Mr. Stratford mounted eleven 

 Evening Grosbeaks in all, nine obtained from this locality, and two that 

 were sent from McDonald's Corners, in the County of Lanark. 



Dr. A. C. Bowerman, of Bloomfield, near Picton, Prince Edward County, 

 writes as follows : 



"I have the skin of a female Evening Grosbeak. They came about 

 Christmas, and remained up to March, and the birds were quite numerous. 



Mr. Elkington, taxidermist, brought me a bird about the 1st of March, 

 which I skinned." — C. K. CLARK, M. D., Kingston. 



During the thirty years I have lived in Guelph, I have never known a 

 single specimen of the Evening Grosbeak having been taken. 



The Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enncleator, during that time has visited 

 this section of the country several times, and the Rosebreasted Grosbeak, 

 Habia ludoviciana, is comparatively plentiful in the woods of the sur- 

 rounding country, but I am not aware of any of the Evening Grosbeak 

 being seen in this vicinity. — J AS. Goldie, Guelph, Ontario. 



With reference to that interesting flight of Evening Grosbeaks, in the 

 winter of 1889-90. On turning up my notes I find the first record on 

 January 21, 1890, when I saw for the first time, a pair of these 

 birds alive. They were upon an orchard tree in the town. On the 24th, I 

 received from my friend Mr. Mcllwraith, of Hamilton, a pair of these 

 beautiful birds in the flesh, and while examining them at my window I 

 happened to look out and there upon the ground, under my very nose, 

 was a pair of the beauties. I am almost ashamed to say I ran for my 

 gun and shot them both. There were three more in one of the trees 

 uttering a plaintive call note as if for their mates. Next morning on 

 looking out I saw six of these birds either hens or young birds, found 

 they were feeding upon the seeds of the Robinia pseudacacia, or common 

 locust tree the pods of which strewed the sidewalk. The two pairs I 

 mounted and have in my collection. In their stomachs I found only the 

 above seeds. On February 20, five of them were still seen feeding upon 

 the locust tree although they were occasionally seen upon the ground 

 feeding. March 15, saw four hens or immature males. March 29, 

 great snow storm, covers the ground six inches deep. Saw six Evening 

 Grosbeaks feeding in the locust tree, which is the last record I have of 

 them. During January, February, and March, 1890, I heard of these 



