372 THE BIRDS OF MAINE 



was placed in a box in her cage, and she at once occupied 

 herself in tearing it to pieces and attempting in a crude way 

 to build a nest. On June 9, 14, 17, 22 and 23 she deposited 

 eggs which exhibit the following dimensions: 0.90 x 0.69, 

 0.94 X 0.70, 0.95 x 0.68, 0.90 x 0.65 and 0.90 x 0.69. On 

 completion of this set she desired to incubate, acting very much 

 like a sitting hen. In July she again began to prepare a nest, 

 and on July 17 and 18 she laid eggs which measure 0.81 x 

 0.64 and 0.86 x 0.62. 



January 17, 1895, a few Grosbeaks were observed feeding 

 on some sumach berries in a small grove near Bangor. Feb. 

 2 a small flock of about twenty visited a crab-apple tree in a 

 neighbor's garden, and, although they were very wild, I finally 

 managed to capture one which proved to be a young male. 

 He was at once introduced to the captive female, but the two 

 developed a strong antipathy to each other, and a fierce fight 

 ensued, so that I was obliged to place them in separate cages. 



May 20 the female began to build a nest, and I again tried 

 to mate the birds, but they at once began to attack each other, 

 so I was obliged to give up all hopes of their mating. 



On May 28, 29, and June 5, 6, and 7 eggs were deposited 

 which measure 0.92 x 0.69, 0.83 x 0.66, 0.93 x 0.71, 0.88 x 

 0,70, and 0.88 x 0.69 inches, and the female at once desired 

 to incubate. June 1 1 the bird began to construct another nest 

 and on June 14, 15, 22, and 24 she again laid. The eggs 

 measure 0.99 x 0.70, 0.86 x 0.67, 0.95 x 0.70, 0.64 x 0.57. 

 inches. The last egg laid was very small and contained no 

 yolk. The bird now ceased laying until July, when on July 

 10, 11, and 12 she laid eggs measuring 0.93 x 0.69, 0.94 x 

 0.68 and 0.88 x 0.69 inches. I now supposed that she was 

 through with her remarkable production of eggs, but to my 

 astonishment on July 25, 26, and 27 she again laid, the eggs 

 measuring 0.93 x 0.67, 0.89 x 0.64, 0.90 x 0.65 respectively. 

 This ended the production of eggs for this year. In August 

 I ti'ied to put the male in the cage with the female, and this 



