122 THE Witson BULLETIN—NO. 70. 
having note book and pencil in hand, I noted down the num- 
ber of syllables, with this result: 
Four times a song of three syllables. 
Once a song of four syllables. 
Once a song of five syllables. 
Twice a song of six syllables. 
Once a song of seven syllables. 
Twice a song of nine syllables. 
Once a song of ten syllables. 
All this in less than fifteen minutes. Here, in the open 
spruce and tamarack stands, may also be heard the songs of 
the Hermit Thrush and the Veery, Hylocichla guttata pal- 
lasi and H. fuscescens, often during the greatest heat of mid- 
day. Of other thrushes I have seen only one Wood Thrush, 
and, strangely enough, the Bluebird. . Beside Zonotrichia al- 
bicollis the following members of the finch and sparrow family 
are met with: the Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Chipping 
Sparrow, many Goldfinches, and a few Juncos. 
In such a paradise for mosquitoes, flies, and moths, as a 
peat bog is, flyeatchers are to be expected. And accordingly, 
on the various visits, | found no less than seven species here. 
Out in the alder fringe, which is repeated around every 
“island.” the Alder Flycatcher, Empidonax trailli alnorum 
is to be heard more than seen. This species certainly knows 
how to keep out of sight. In the open bog the twittering 
song and rapidly vibrating form of our old orchard acquain- 
tance, the Kingbird,may be heard and seen. This is a rather 
common species here. June 16, 1905, I found a nest in a 
cavity on top of a stump of a small spruce, containing three 
eggs, with very little nesting material in the cavity. At the 
edge of some of the taller and denser spruce thickets may be 
heard the Hood take care, of the Olive-sided Flycatcher, 
Nuttalornis borealis, a bird extremely partial to black spruces, 
preferably at the edge of some open water. If one is fortu- 
nate he may also hear another flycatcher call, similar to that 
of the Pewee, but richer in quality, resembling in that the 
Crested Flycatcher. This is the elusive Yellow-bellied Fly- 
