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and bears no resemblance to nests of Spinas trtstis, measuring as follows : 

 height, 1.63 inches; depth. .75 ; outside top diameter, 4 inches; inside top 

 diameter 2 inches. It is constructed mainly of dark pendulous tree-moss, 

 with some fulvous bark from weed-stalks, plant-down, usnea, and other 

 mosses. About the bottom of the nest is woven a few spruce twigs. The 

 lining is entirely the pendulous moss. It contained four eggs but 

 slightly incubated. These have a pale blue ground color, slightly 

 darker than eggs of Spinus trtstis, somewhat sparingly marked about 

 the larger end with pale purplish and a few dots of brownish black. The 

 eggs measure respectively, .66 X .50, .66 X 46, .63 X 49, .63 X 48, inches. 



22. Passerina nivalis. Snowflake. — First seen at Parrsboro, Janu- 

 ary 19. Not very common, but three to twelve birds found in a flock. 



23. Passer domesticus. English Sparrow. — Common everywhere, 

 even in the lumbering towns some distance from railroads. 



24. Spizella monticola. Tree Sparrow. — Two seen at Parrsboro 

 in company of three Slate-colored Juncos, on January 26. 



25. Junco hyemalis. Slate-colored Junco. — Seen several times 

 during the winter at Parrsboro. Migrants arrived at Shulee on March 

 18 and in a few days the birds were abundant. They are locally called 

 ' Bluebirds.' 



26. Melospiza fasciata. Song Sparrow. — One seen at Partridge 

 Island pier, near Parrsboro, on Feb. 12, and in the same place on several 

 subsequent days. Migrants reached Shulee March 22, becoming com- 

 mon at once. 



27. Passerella iliaca. Fox Sparrow. — A flock of migrants was seen 

 March 29. They were in song. 



28. Ampelis cedrorun. Cedar Waxwing. — A flock of 10 seen in 

 the city of Amherst March 1. 



29. Sitta canadensis. Red-breasted Nuthatch. — Common all 

 winter. 



30. Parus atricapillus. Chickadee. — A common resident. 



31. Parus hudsonicus. Hudsonian Chickadee. — Abundant. Often 

 seen accompanying the preceding. They are readily distinguished from 

 P. atricapillus by their note alone. 



32. Regulus satrapa. Golden-crowned Kinglet. — Abundant. I 

 was never in the woods any length of time without meeting a flock. In 

 March I frequently heard the summer nesting song. 



33. Merula migratoria. American Robin. —A pair seen at Shulee 

 in a dogwood tree feeding on the berries on Dec. 24, and one was seen 

 in the same place next morning. I was informed that a pair had win- 

 tered there several times. Migrants arrived March 28. 



