Arrivals. Pine Grosbeak s arrived Dec. 
10th, and were seen at intervals till March 
24th. On several occasions I saw flocks of 
forty or fifty individuals, but usually from' 
ten to twenty in a flock. Females were 
much more abundant than males. 
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Pine Gros- 
beaks first noted Jan. 11, they soon be- 
coming abundant. For three weeks they 
were only to be met with in the forests, 
where they completely stripped the maple 
trees of “ keys,” the seeds of which formed 
their principal food. Then they suddenly 
came to the orchards and partook of what 
has in former years been their favorite 
food, frozen apple seeds. Males in the red 
plumage were quite common. Saw the 
last of them Feb. 11. Bird life has been 
very abundant here all Winter. — O. O. T. 
The Pine Grosbeak ( Pinicola enucleator) lias 
played a very conspicuous part aJnong our 
; winter visitors. It has appeared in such num- 
bers and has been so universally distributed as 
to call forth many remarks from disinterested 
persons who could not help but notice this 
large and handsome finch when it comes 
around their door at a time of the year when 
the trees seem to them so barren of bird life. 
They were first noted Nov. 15th. Upon 
turning to my note book I find that the winter 
I of 1 888 and 1889 did not bring with it any of 
this species as far as my knowledge goes, 
while 1887 and 1888 gave me only three speci- 
mens. 
When shot at, or otherwise disturbed, they 
. will rise with a sharp cry of alarm and after 
circling around for a few minutes will often 
return to the same place from which they were / 
started. 
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Of Pine Grosbeaks . I observed but a few in the first part j 
of the Winter, and for some time back have not found a 
single bird. I have not found a specimen of Cross-bills. ! 
CZ. 
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Pine Grosbeaks. We have received sev- I 
eral further communications respecting 
the large numbers of these birds that 
have been seen this winter in various 
parts of New England, also several in- 
stances of their tameness. The large 
preponderance of females is also generally 
noted. O.&O. IX W 

