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the balance of the state it can only be called a straggler. 

 On May 2, '93 (Fisher), one was at Glyndon. On June 7 

 and 14, '85, one was singing in great style at Fork. On Sep- 

 tember 17, '93, two were fussing in a tree in Dulaney's Val- 

 ley, where Mr. Thomas Peerce informs me a pair " used" until 

 a few years ago, and also that another pair regularly spent the 

 summer just across the ridge in Long Green Valley, until about 

 the same year. In the spring of '82 (Pleasants) two nests 

 with eggs were found near Towson. 



On June 28, '93 (Blogg), a nest with young about a week 

 old was found at Bay Ridge, Anne Arundel County. In 

 Queen Anne County, on May 30, '92, a nest was ready for 

 eggs, and on May 27 and 31, and June 1 and 2, nests were 

 found with 3 young birds in each. At St. Michael's, Talbot 

 County, 4 fresh eggs were found on June 13, '94. 



Galeoscoptes carolinensis (704). Catbird. 



Common summer resident from April 25 ('92, Gray) to 

 October 22 ('90, Resler). One was noted in Dulaney's Valley 

 on December 24 ('94, W. L'Allemand), and on April 2 ('93) 

 two very noisy birds spent the day at Waverly. At Washing- 

 ton " from April 16 ('94, R. Ridgway) to October ; Wm. Pal- 

 mer has taken a specimen in December, and on January 13, '89, 

 1 found the remains of one that had been killed by some bird of 

 prey" (Richmond). On May 4 ('92) a pair were building, and 

 eggs are recorded from May 16 ('91) to August 16 ('91). Sets 

 are 1 of 1, 6 of 2, 31 of 3, 15 of 4, and 2 of 5. At Vale Sum- 

 mit, I only saw 3 in 10 days. 



The following is the result of observations made on a nest 

 built in a veranda at Tacoma, D. C. After the nest had 

 been completed 24 hours, the first egg was laid on May 11, 

 '93, at 10.35 A. M., the second at 9.40 A. M., the third at 

 9.15 A. M., and the fourth at 10.15 A. M. on successive days. 

 For the first 4 days she sat upon them only at irregular inter- 

 vals, but this habit soon changed after that time. On May 25 

 there were no birds hatched at dark, but on the morning of the 



