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On June 4 a nest with four fresh eggs was found. On June 9, 15 and 28, 

 three others of nine eggs each, respectively, were discovered, all the nests 

 being suspended from the branches of stunted spruce trees. They were 

 built of moss, fine strips of bark and heavily lined with feathers of various 

 birds. 



66. Hylocichla fuscescens fuscescens. Veery. — Not as common 

 as the following species, but a few were seen at different points. 



67. Hylocichla guttata pallasi. Hermit Thrush. — Abundant. A 

 nest found on June 4 contained three fresh eggs. Two other nests were 

 located June 14 and 16, each containing three fresh eggs. Another wonder- 

 ful singer. It was worth making the trip just to hear the present species, 

 the White-throated Sparrow, the Fox Sparrow and Ruby-crowned Kinglet 

 sing their beautiful notes. 



68. Planesticus migratorius migratorius. Robin. — Abundant 

 everywhere. Nesting commonly the first week in June. 



NOTES ON BIRDS BREEDING IN THE MOUNTAINS 

 OF VIRGINIA. 



BY H. B. BAILEY. 



During a trip to the mountains of Virginia in July and August, 

 1910, I was struck by the large number of young birds seen daily 

 on my tramps, and as many species were supposed to raise only one 

 brood in our hot climate, I decided this season to find as many 

 evidences of actual second and third broods as possible. With 

 this object in view I visited Goshen the first week in June and was 

 surprised to find every species had hatched their young and many 

 laying again, thus being as far advanced as at our home on the 

 seaboard. The following notes were made at Goshen, June 3-10; 

 Massanetta Springs (near Harrisonburg), July 7-28, and iVugust 

 16-30; Hot Springs, July 29- August 4; Old Sweet Springs (one 

 mile over the border in West Virginia), August 6-15. The eleva- 

 tion is over 2000 feet, and the season was very hot and dry. Well 

 kept farms predominate, the woods having generally been cut off. 

 My principal disappointment was in not finding Juncos and 

 Thrushes on the mountain tops. The species observed (especially 



