280 B. N. A. BOUNDARY COMMISSION. 
April 24,—Ploughing commenced, but ground still partly frozen. . 
‘* 25.—First frog heard. 
26.—Many ducks, geese, and cranes, flying northward. 
‘© 27,—Quite a concert of small birds in the thickets for the first time. Buds of the 
earlier willows and poplars bursting. 

29.—Flies and Mosyuitoes becoming abundant. Frogs noisy. | 
May 1.—Grass beginning to look a little green in reaped hollows. 
‘¢ $8. —First thunder-storm. 
9.—Most of the willows, and the aspen poplar (Populus tremoloides) in full bloom. 
Also elm, (U lmus Americana ) ash-leaved maple, (Negundo aceroides ). 
Sweet Coltsfoot ( Nardosmia sagittata) in flower. First Strawberry blossom 
found ( Fragaria Virginiana. ) 
10.—Grass beginning to assume a general green tint. 
18.—Mosquitoes troublesome for the first time. Many geese flying overhead, 
with a favouring south wind. 
21.—Grass in hollows, where the ground has not been burned over, now forming — 
pretty good feed; where the fire has passed last autumn, though very 
green, still quite thin. Geum triflorum, abundant in some localities ; in 
full bloom Anemone patens, in many places with seed already forming, 
sepals haying fallen. Carex Douglasi, Ranunculus rhomboideus, in full 
ower. 
‘¢ 922—The common blue Violet ( Viola cucullata,) in full bloom, abundant. Viola 
pedata, V. Canadensis and JV. pubescens, just in flower. The Service- 
berry (Amelanchier Canadensis) Choke-cherry (Prunus Virginiana) 
Wild Red Cherry (P. Pennsylvanica) Wild Plum (P. Americana ) just 
about to bloom. Poplar groves showing green, 
649. A reference to the catalogue of plants will serve to continue this 
record, though after the above date, the observations for 1874 refer to the 
country west of the Red River Valley. The plants in flower in June, 
1873, can however be found by referring to the list. 
650. The following list gives the arrival of some of the more impor- 
tant birds in the spring of 1874 :— 
Birds arriving previous to April 15th. 
Corvus Americanus.—Common Crow. 
Eremophila alpestris.—Horned Lark. 
Spizella monticola.—Tree Sparrow. 
Plectrophanes Lapponicus.—Lapland Longspur. 
Circus Hudsonius.—Marsh Harrier. 
Falco columbarius.—Pigeon Falcon. 
Accipiter fuscus.—Pigeon Hawk. 
Junco hyemalis. —Black Finch, 
Collurio borealis—Great Northern Shrike. 
Scolecophagus ferrugineus—Rusty Grackle. 
April 15th to 20th. 
Anas boschas—Mallard Duck. 
Querquedula Carolinensis—Green-winged Teal. 
Turdus migratorius—Robin. 
Ageleus pheniceus—Red-winged Blackbird. 
Totanus melanoleucus—Greater Tell-tale. 
Aigialitis vociferus—Kildeer Plover. 
Gallinago Wilsonii? Snipe. 
Colaptes auratus—Golden-winged Woodpecker. 
Passerella iliaca—Fox Sparrow 
Regulus calendulus—Ruby-crowned Kinglet 

