Records from Toronto. E . E. T. Seton, 
Evening Grosbeak. Hesperiphona vespertina. — The 
Rev. John Doel, of Toronto, showed me a fine female specimen 
of this rare bird, taken at Toronto on Christmas day ,*1854- Mr. 
Doel observed a flock of five or six feeding on the berries of the 
mountain ash, on Yonge Street. Two of these he secured, but 
one was too much mangled to be kept. 
About Christmas, 1870, he observed another small flock but 
failed to secure any. 
Auk, 2, Oct., 1885, p.834 
Occurrence of the Evening Grosbeak ( Coccothraustcs vesftcrtina') at 
Toronto, Canada. — On the afternoon of April 2, Dr. J. E. White, of this 
city, informed me that he had that morning discovered a flock of over 
thirty Evening Grosbeaks feeding near the northern boundary of the city. 
The announcement was very surprising, but all doubts were dispelled by 
the production of a female specimen that he had secured. We went at 
once to the place, with a view to procuring additional specimens, but the 
flock had departed, and were no more seen. A resident of the neighbor- 
hood informed us that they had continued about this locality for over a 
week. 
This is the fifth record of the species in Ontario.— Ernest E. Thomp- 
son, Torojito , Canada. 
Auk, 4, July 1887. p. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
I am very much interested in the notes published in 
Forest and Stream on the occurrence of the evening 
grosbeak ( Ooceothraustes vespertinus). My attention has 
been drawn to its occurrence here by Mr. Caulfield, taxi- 
dermist. One specimen was shot in this city the latter 
end of last month, and four were shot at Laprairie on the 
south side of St. Lawrence River, about nine miles above 
Montreal, last week. I saw two of these birds after they 
were stuffed. This is the first record of their occurrence 
in this district. Ernest D. W intle. 
Montreal, Feb. 20 . 
The Evening Grosbeak at Montreal. — Mr. William Brewster in a note 
to ‘Forest and Stream,’ Feb. 6, 1890, records the occurrence of the Even- 
ing Grosbeak ( Coccothraustes vespertina) in eastern New Hampshire and • 
Massachusetts, and Dr. A. K. Fisher of Washington, D. C., also Mr. J. 
Alden Loring of Oswego, N. Y., and Mr. J. L. Davison of Lockport, N. Y., 
records its occurrence in New York State, between the dates of Dec. 14, 
1889, and Feb. 1, 1890. My attention was drawn to its occurrence here 
by Mr. Caulfield, taxidermist, one having been shot in this city by 
Mr. John H. R. Molson’s gardener in the last week in January, 1890, and 
four at Laprairie, on the south side of the St. Lawrence River about 
nine miles above Montreal, on Feb. 5. I saw two of these birds after 
they were stuffed. I believe this is the first record of their occurrence in 
this district. — Ernest D. Wintle. Montreal , Canada. 
Auk, VII. April, I 860 . p. 
Evening Grosbeak in Central Ontario. — The un- 
looked for appearance of the evening grosbeak in 
considerable numbers in the vicinity of Kingston, 
„ Ontario, has created quite an excitement among the local 
lovers of bird life. It was some time before they could 
J, I be identified, as they have never been seen so far east as 
oAlhis before. It is supposed they were driven here by 
< ? some of the heavy gales we have had this winter. They 
j-are met with feeding on the berries of the red 'cedar and 
£ seeds of the black ash. We have also with us this winter 
^ j the pine grosbeak, white-winged crossbill and pine finch, 
■ * all of which are irregular winter visitors in this locality. 
Y The great gray owl and snowy owl are also more common 
^ than have been known for a number of years. The 
*• winter so far has been very mild.— John Ewart (Yarker, 
Ont. , Jan. 17 ). [The occurrence of this species in Ontario, 
though unusual, is not without precedent.] 
1866. Evening Grosbeak in Central Ontario. By John Ewart. Ibid., 
P . 45. For, & Stream, Yol» 34 < • 
if+t. li- /..Mb i 8 S 4 - Evening Grosbeaks in Ontario. By Ernest E. Thompson. 
Sunny So.Oologist.i 5 ° 4 - The Evening Grosbeak. By F. A. Patton. Ibid., pp. 31-32.AUIC, VII. Jan.fiMfW. 
