176 THe Ortawa NaTurRALIsT. [December 
warmer, Pileated at nest, doing what, I can hardly say. Nest 
is apparently finished, if not, work is going on in a desultory 
fashion, 
May 3. Saw Pileated at tiest § P.M. Half an hour later saw 
a Redhead chasing Pileated round and round. Saw six species of 
Woodpeckers today including Red-bellied. 
May 4. W. R. Shrike’s nest in Crataegus at Hardy’s. Nest 
9 ft. from ground, 3 ft. from trunk, on horizontal limb with 
numerous upright twigs, composed outwardly of twigs, strips of 
bark, wool, strings, and thistle down, lined inside with wool, 
feathers and a few horse hairs. Contents, six fresh eggs. Male 
was feeding female on nest when I approached. 
May 9g. Pileated is seen more frequently around nest. Dug 
up two specimens of Cambarius diogenes from bottom of ditch, 
placed in a sort of pocket or cell at water line. Found Blue Jay's 
nest in Zsi¢ga Canadensis fifteen feet from ground and ten feet 
from trunk, on bank of river. First specimens seen today of 
Black-throated Blue and Black-throated Green warblers, Red- 
start and King-bird. Saw Cricket for first. 
May 18. Cold and wet. Found beneath rotten log in 
swampy woods a Salamander, length 6 inches. Color dark brown 
or smoky black, body, back, sides and tail blotched with blue 
spots. Tail sticky. When placed in spirits it exuded a consider- 
able quantity of milky fluid, mostly from tail. (A Jeffersonianum. ) 
May 21. Beneath a rotten log in bush found a Salamander 
534 inches long, same situation of one of 18th. Color greyish 
brown, with rather large quite distinct yellow spots. Near the 
same place found a smaller Salamander 4% inches long. Similar 
in markings to the one of the 18th. On irritating it with a twig 
it exuded a considerable quantity of a milky fluid from the 
blotches on the tail. This fluid was extremely sticky. 
Found beneath a rotten log in dry beech woods a small 
Shrew, No 20, length 3 inches, tail 144, color greyish brown, 
ears large and open. Long hairs on nose, eyes small. A small 
tuft of bristles on end of tail. Ate two angle worms and one May 
bug, then died in bottle. 
May 23. Saw Blue Jay’s nest in grape vine, underneath ver- 
anda at H. H’s, four feet from door and exactly opposite to it. 
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