8 QUARTERLY BULLETIN. 



out another, perforating the shell with his claws, and being at- 

 tacked by the birds, quitted the nest, leaving the remainder of 

 his spoil behind. Both of the eggs in the nest were slightly 

 incubated, while the one outside was quite fresh. 



The following is an extract from Mr. Towne's journal : 



" While out collecting, early in the morning of the 29th day 

 of May, 1875, as I was walking up a hillside through small 

 white birches, saw a Golden-winged Warbler within twelve feet 

 of the muzzle of my gun ; was about to shoot, when I noticed 

 a small straw or diy blade of grass in her mouth. The thought 

 of finding her nest induced mc to watch closely. She soon flew 

 and alighted in the centre of an old cart path. I went to the 

 spot and was delighted on finding in the centre of a small tus- 

 sock of grass the commencement of a nest. Went to the place 

 the next day and saw the female at work ; did not go again for 

 two days when there was one egg. On June 5th I took the nest 

 with four fresh eggs. By creeping up carefully and putting my 

 hand over the nest, succeeded in catching the female. Saw the 

 male soon after, but he was exceedingly slry." 



In structure the nest closely resembles mine, but is a little 

 narrower and deeper inside. It measures in height 3.00 inch- 

 es, width, 3.80, diameter inside, 1.90, dcptli inside, 2.00. The 

 eggs are white, faintly spotted witli red on the larger end, 

 and measure .72x.52, .70x.56, .70x.48, and .68x.58 inches. 



Mr. Eager found his nest about one fourth built on the 5th of 

 June, 1875, in rather low, wet woods, within one hundred feet 

 of a travelled road, and it was placed on the ground between 

 some young oak sprouts. June 9th, it contained four eggs. He 

 did not see either of the birds until the 11th, when he shot the 

 female, but did not see the male at all. The nest was well con- 

 cealed by dry leaves, and was made up outwardly of dry and 

 skeletonized oak leaves, and lined with grape vine bark interwo- 

 ven with fine yellow grass. Height, 3.00 ; width, 3.60 ; diameter 

 inside, 2.10; depth inside, 2.00. The eggs were white, with 

 few light reddish spots on the larger end, and measure, .70x.54, 

 .G9x.55, .69x.53, and .69x.55 inches respectively. 



These nests were all found in Newton, within a mile of 

 each other. 



