Feb. 1886.] 
Hermit Thrush, (dZylocichla unalascw pallasi). 
One seen in deep woods, and another in some 
alders, near the lake. 
Black-capped Chicadee, (Pirus atricapilus). A 
few seen. 
Golden-crowned Kinglet, (Regulus sutrupa). 
They seemed to move in small companies. Com- 
mon one day and not seen the next. 
White-bellied Nuthatch, (Sttta 
Not common. 
Brown Creeper, (Certhia familiaris rufa). Only 
one seen, 
Yellow-rumped Warbler, (Dendrwea coronuta). 
Not common. Secured a specimen, a male, in 
moulting plumage. 
Redstart, (Setophagu ruticilla). One shot and 
given me by a lumberman, who was acting as 
my cook. 
carolinensis). 
Cedar Waxwing, (Amphelis cedorum). Com- 
monest bird about the camps. 
American Crossbill, (Lovia curvirostra ameri- 
cana). Noticed as common in ’85 ; not any seen 
in “84. Very tame, coming fearlessly about the 
camps to feed upon the scraps thrown away when 
dressing trout. 
White-throated Sparrow, (Zonotrichia albicollis). 
Common around the camps, keeping in flocks. 
Junco, (Junco hyemalis). Common. 
Rusty Grackle, (Scolecophagus ferrugineus). Not 
common. Only a few seen in some brush on a 
beaver dam. 
Common Crow, (Corvus frugivorus). This spe- 
cies was “conspicuous by its absence” about the 
lakes, while in the clearings at Eustis I saw it in 
flocks. 
Blue 
common. 
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Jay, (Cyanocitta cristata). Tolerably 
Canada Jay, (Perisoreus canadensis). Not com- 
mon. Not more than half a dozen seen each year. 
Ruby-throated Hummer, (7rochilus colubris). A 
pair seen and one secured. It was a surprise to 
me to find this species here. They certainly were 
obliged to exist without flowers, as this wilderness 
was destitute of everything in plant life that 
blossomed. 
Nighthawk, (Chordeiles popetue). Common; 
seen flying over the lake at dusk when fishing. 
Several shot by different “sportsmen.” 
Hairy Woodpecker, (Pies villosus). Not com- 
mon. 
Black-backed Three-toed Woodpecker, ( Picoides 
areticus). Irregular as regards abundance. In 
84 I saw one day as many as twenty pecking 
dilligently on the old stubs in the camp clearing, 
and many were shot by the fishermen visiting the 
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camps. Noticed the birds would have such a 
foot-hold upon the rough bark of the spruce trees 
that after being shot they would not fall, but 
hang pendant by one or both feet. The nextday 
I did not see any, neither in my stay at the camps 
in ’85 did I see more than a dozen specimens. 
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker, (Sphyrapicus var- 
ius). Only one seen, that being a specimen shot 
and given me. 
Pileated Woodpecker, 
Not common. 
in ’89. 
(Hylotomus pileatis). 
One secured in ’84. None seen 
Belted Kingfisher, (Ceryle aleyon). 
around the lake both seasons. 
A pair seen 
Osprey, (Pandion halietus carolinensis). One 
seen in ’85, remaining about the lake. 
Am. Goshawk, (Astur atricapillus). A speci- 
men, young, shot in 84. A number of hawks 
were seen flying high in the air or perched on 
distant trees at various times, but could not iden- 
tify on account of distance. 
Ruffed Grouse, (Bonasa umbellus). Common, 
and lacked the wildness of those of same species 
seen in the clearing. 
Canada Grouse, (Cunace canadensis). Only one 
seen, and that secured. 
Great Blue Heron, (Ardea herodias). Two seen 
on the banks of the lake, when fishing about dark. 
Spotted Sandpiper, (Zringoides macularius). A 
few seen about the lake. 
Black Mallard, (Anas obscura). A small flock 
remained in ‘‘ Mud” pond for about a week. This 
pond is separated from Tim Pond by a beaver dam. 
Loon, (Colymbus torquatus). Saw a couple on 
the lake each year, their wailing cry making sad 
music in that lonely wilderness. They were 
quite tame and one—a young one—would admit 
of being stroked by my hand. But at last a 
sportsman, freshly arriving from Boston, deemed 
it a fine thing to shoot it, and it fell a victim to 
misplaced confidence. For two days and nights 
the remaining one constantly uttered its mourn- 
ful cry, and a week later I found it lying dead on 
the shore. My guide, Mart. Fuller, an intelligent 
Yankee backwoodsman, stoutly asserts it died of 
a broken heart, but I am suspicious of the afore- 
said cockney sportman. 
Sharp-shinned Hawk in Winter. 

The occurrences of the above species in New 
England in winter are not common. I cite an 
instance of one taken Jan. 27, 1886, in Rehoboth, 
Mass. I have another in my collection, taken late 
in November, ’83.—F. H. C 
