Biras of Upper St, John. 
B&tciieider, 
40. Pyrangra rubra ( Linn .) Vie 1 
the hard woods at Grand Falls. Th 
We did not see them at Fort Fair 
that they occur. At Houlton Mr. 
arrive May 29. I have not found 
here. They remain all summer. ” 
yrangra rubra (Linn.) Vieill. Scarlet TANAGER.-Not rare in 
woods at Grand Falls. The people there call them “war-birds. 
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not see them at Fort Fairfield, though we have reason to think 
„ occur. At Houlton Mr. McLeod says they are “rare. They 
IbUtl . “ , 
29. I have not found the nest, but have a young one taken 
They remain all summer.” 
Birds Of Southern Hew Brunswick. 
M, Chamberlain. 
6. Pyranga rubra. Scarlet Tanager. — I saw an adult male of this 
species sitting on a fence in the suburbs of St. John on June 20, 1879, and 
have examined two specimens taken near Hampton during the summer of 
1880. 
Bull. N.O.O, 7, April, 1882. p. 104 
Occasionally birds have been met with in this vicinity that 
have evidently been driven off their usual haunts. For instance, 
some twenty years ago considerable numbers of fjctirlet Tanager s 
were found here about the 10th of May. Some were dead, and 
all were in an emaciated condition. None have been seen here 
since. 
/ A . 1 2 . .p, 
CLuki. tn'6'. 
Scarlet Tanager ( Piranga erythromelas) at Ottawa, Canada. This 
handsome bird is becoming decidedly more abundant here than formerly. 
This was plainly noticeable the last spring. There were about ten around 
a house at Blueberry Point, a few miles from here, early in May; and at 
Bushwood, at the city limits — a place where a few were seen every spring, 
if nowhere else — thc-ir unusual abundance was noted by the most casual 
observer. I was told that one poor specimen of the human kind had about 
ten of these beauties in a trap cage. They even invaded the tree-lined 
streets of our city. On May 26 I noticed a female in a large willow tree 
next to my house, and on the 29th a fine male put a streak of color into the 
scene. This specimen condescended so low as to drink out of a common 
mudpuddle on the street, together with the English Sparrows, who, for 
once, stood back, awestruck and wondering as it seemed, at this great 
beauty. Farmers also from many points to the north, east, and west 
of here asked me about these birds, some saying they had seen them this 
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223. Piranga erj 
sometimes common, 
May, 1888, a very large n 
attracted much attention. 
large number of these birds appeared in the city and 
