JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



13 



stump about three feet high, sawed off 

 nearly flat on top. A large tin pail 

 had been put over the top of the 

 stump at an angle, leaving a space be- 

 tween the stump and one part of the 

 rim of the pail. Presently the wren 

 flew to the stump and disappeared un- 

 der the pail. Soon she emerged, hav- 

 ing in her bill a small white object 

 with which she flew to a small bush 

 about three rods away. When I saw 

 her an instant later, the white object 

 which was doubtless excrement from 

 the nest (which as I soon found was 

 under the pail) had disappered. I 

 went to the stump and lifted the pail, 

 and found the space inside almost 

 completely filled with the nest mater- 

 ial. Four young birds, nearly fledged, 

 and with eyes open, were lying in the 

 nest, all facing toward the opening, 

 except one which was turned a little 

 away from the others. The field in 

 which this nest was found was near a 

 house a little to the southward of the 

 main part of the village. Mr. Knight 

 does not mention the House Wren 

 from Aroostook County, in his "Birds 

 of Maine," and so far as known to 

 mi', the present is the most northern 

 record for the breeding of the bird in 

 New England. 



52. Anothura hiemalis. Winter 

 Wren — Several birds were seen on dif- 

 ferent occasions in the woods among 

 the heaps of dead limbs, where trees 

 had been cut. or darting in and out 

 among the roots and fallen trunks of 

 forest trees. I saw only single birds 

 and found them singing during the 

 first week in August. 



53. Sitta canadensis, Reb-bellied 

 Nuthatch. — Small numbers of these 

 birds were found in the snruce and 

 balsam woods, often accompaning 

 flocks of chickadees and warblei's. It 

 is noticeable that this species is often- 

 er found traveling in pairs than the 

 white-breasted form, which latter, by 



the way I do not find in the region 

 covered 



54. Parus atricapillus. Black-capped 

 Chickadee — Rather common in flocks 

 in the woods. These flocks are al- 

 most invariably accompanied by warb- 

 ers or other small insectivorous birds 

 at this season. 



55. Regulus satrapa, Golden-crown- 

 ed Kinglets — I saw but few of these 

 birds. They frequent the coniferous 

 woods. 



56. Hylocichla ustulata swainonii, 

 Olive-backed Thrush — These thrushes 

 were through singing when I arrived, 

 but on several occasions I heard their 

 liquid "pip" from the bushes by a 

 sm.all stream. Three birds were noted 

 in all. 



57. Hylocichla aonaloschkae pallasii. 

 Hermit Thrush — I found small num- 

 bers of Hermit Thrushes in the woods, 

 and heard them singing several times 

 during my stay. 



58. Merula migratoria, Robin — 

 Rather common about the village, near 

 houses, and in open country. 



It may be added that a flock of five 

 birds were seen on the Aroostook river 

 Aug. 10, but they were too far away 

 to be certainly identified. As nearly 

 as could be made out, however, they 

 were American Golden-eyes (clangula 

 clangula Am>ericana). 



As it rained on all but two days of 

 my stay opportunity for seeing many 

 birds was poor, but the above list, it 

 is hoped will be of interest, from so 

 far to the north in New England. 



GLOVER M. ALLEN 



NESTING OF ZONOTRICHIA LEU- 

 COPHRYS IN MAINE. 



I desire to call the attention of the 

 Ornithologists of Maine to the proba- 

 ble nesting of the White Crowned 



