RECORDS VOLUME XII, FEB. 1920. 495 
They were seen yesterday and this morning. I counted 
8 this afternoon, and I think there were possibly twice as 
many in the mixed flock of about 40 or 50 birds: Pine 
Grosbeaks, Downeys (2), Chickadees (4 or 5). all journey- 
ing together and feeding on maple buds. 
NOTES ON BIRDS FOUND DEAD. 
By CHARLES J. MAYNARD. | 
I have recently received eleven birds which have been 
picked up dead. Mr. Edward H. Forbush, State Ornithol- 
ogist, has asked me to give these birds a careful examin- 
ation in order to ascertain as near as possible the cause of 
their death, Accordingly 1 submit the following report. 
Rev. Robert F. Cheney sent two of the birds, a Star- 
ling and a Tree Sparrow, from Southboro, the remaining 
nine were sent by Miss Viola E. Crittenden from Beverly. 
All of these birds have been dead for some time, but as 
they have probably been constantly buried in snow since 
they died, they were, with one exception, in sufficently 
good condition for me to make a successful examination 
of the stomach (proventriculus and gizzard) and in some 
cases also other organs. 
Starling, 
1. From Mr. Cheney. An adult male, plump and with 
some fat about gizzard, which was, however, entirely emp- 
ty, but in spite of this the bird did not appear to have per- 
ished from starvation. As all the other internal, organs 
were in bad condition, I could not examine them, thus 
am undecided as to the cause of the death of this bird. 
Tree Sparrow. 
1. From Mr. Cheney. A Q@ not at all emaciated, and 
