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.72X.50 in. Another nest was found 

 the same day, situated 8 feet high, on 

 the end of a live limb of a hackmatack 

 tree growing in the water. I have a 

 good picture of this nest. At anothet 

 nest I saw the bird feeding its young, 

 and tried to get a picture, but it was in 

 the shade and I did not expose long 

 enough. A boat is necessary for reach- 

 ing most of these nests. 



CAPE MAY WARBLER. 

 Rare in this vicinity, May 6, 1897, 

 one was seen in Lewiston, by W. F. 

 Burbank. 



YELLOW WARBLER. 

 Common summer resident. In the 

 last eight years I have noted its arrival 

 May 7 is my earliest date and May 19 

 my latest, and September 15 is my 

 latest fall date. A nest was found at 

 Lisbon Centre, June 8. 1889, containing 

 four eggs. The nest was composed of 

 hempen fibres, lined with plant down, 

 situated 8 feet high in an alder bush. 

 The eggs measure .66x.52. .66x.51, .63x 

 .49, .58X.44 in. The first egg is thickly 

 spotted around the small end. and the 

 last is noticeably smaller than the 

 others. The earliest date I have found 

 a set of eggs is May 29, and the latest 

 June 30. 



BLACK-THROATED BLUE 

 WARBLER. 

 Fairly common migrant. Rare sum- 

 mer resident. My earliest date of its 

 arrival is May 12, and the latest, May 

 18. Have not seen it in the fall. I be- 

 lieve a nest witli eggs was found by C. 

 D. Farrar, near Lewiston, a number of 

 years ago. 



MYRTLE WARBLER. 

 Common migrant and fairly common 

 summer resident. My earliest date of 

 its arrival for the last ten years is 

 April 23, and the latest May 7, and 

 October 23 is the latest seen in fall. 

 July 3, 1893, I found a nest of this 



species in Lewiston containing young. 

 The nest was composed of hemlock 

 twigs, fine roots and some pieces of 

 twine, lined with horsehair and a few 

 feathers, situated 33 feet up on a hori- 

 zontal limb of a pine tree. July 4, 1893 

 I saw a female feeding a young cow- 

 bird nearly twice as large as the Myr- 

 tle. In 1894 I searched for a nest near 

 the place where I found the first one, 

 and June 14 I found the nest contain- 

 ing four young birds about a week old. 

 The nest was in the top of a pine tree 

 on some small branches, snug to the 

 trunk, about 35 feet up. I see this 

 species nearly every breeding season, 

 but am unable to find its nest. 



MAGNOLIA WARBLER. 

 Common migrant and a few remain 

 to breed. My earliest date of its ar- 

 rival is May 9, and the latest June 4. 

 1 have no fall date, July 18 being the 

 latest I have seen it. July 18, 1898, I 

 found a nest of this species near Lewis- 

 ton, containing four young. The nest 

 was at the edge of some woods where 

 it had been cleared off and was grow- 

 ing up to bushes. It was composed of 

 hemlock twigs and dry grasses, lined 

 with pine needles and fine black roots, 

 and situated about 2 feet high in a 

 hemlock bush. I saw both the parents 

 near the nest and watched the female 

 feed the young. June 25 they had gone 

 and I collected the nest. 



CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER. 

 Common summer resident. My ear^ 

 liest date of its arrival is May 7 and 

 the latest May 23. The earliest I have 

 found a set of eggs is June 6, 1891, at 

 Lisbon Centre. The nest was com- 

 posed of fine grass and birch bark, 

 lined with fine roots and situated about 

 3 feet high in a hazel bush. The nest 

 contained three eggs of this species and 

 one of the cowbird. The eggs measure 

 .68X.51, .68X.50, .67x.50 in. This set was 

 exhibited at the World's Fair in Chi- 

 cago. July 4 is the latest I have found 



