Maynard.] 368 [October 18, 



A nest that I found June 7th, 1871, built in a small hemlock that 

 grew on a hillside, was composed from grasses and fibrous roots and 

 is lined with horse hair. Its dimensions are: external, three and 

 three-fourth inches; internal, two inches; external depth two and one- 

 fourth inches; internal, one and one-half. The eggs, four in number, 

 were fresh. The descriptions are: No. 1, ashy -white, circle of brown 

 and pale lilac spots or blotches around the larger end, remainder of 

 the surface sparsely spotted with the same. Dimensions 65 X 53. 

 No. 2 is nearly the same as No. 1. Dimensions, 67 X 50. No. 3 has 

 the spots extending more to the smaller end. Dimensions, 64 X 50. 

 No. 4 is somewhat like the others, it is, however, marked with lines 

 of deep umber and has a large irregular blotch of very pale brown 

 on one side near the smaller end. Dimensions, 65 X 52. 



I found a second nest June, 8th, by the side of a public road, near 

 a wood. This also was built in a low hemlock not over four feet 

 from the ground. The nest is composed of larch twigs, tree moss, 

 and silk from the nests of spiders, all closely interwoven. It is 

 smoothly lined with black and brown fibrous roots. Its dimensions 

 are : external diameter, four inches ; internal, two and one-fourth. 

 External depth, two and one-fourth inches; internal ..one and one-half. 

 The eggs were four in number, and almost exact counterparts of 

 those already described. Both of these nests were very compact 

 and pretty structures. The White Mountain range is the southern 

 limit of this bird in summer. During the spring and autumn migra- 

 tions it follows D. castanea, and spends the winter in the same local- 

 ity. 



34. Dendrceea palmarum Baird. Yellow Redpoll Warbler. 

 Common at Norway (Verrill), spring and fall. Rare at Hamilton 



(Mcllwraith) during the same seasons. Not ,given as a bird of Que- 

 bec by Couper. We did not see it at Upton in June. I think this 

 species breeds in the barren grounds of Labrador, along the sea- 

 coast. It winters in large numbers in Florida? on the Keys, and at 

 the West Indies and adjacent islands. 



Perhaps the Cerulean Warbler (I), cerulea) may occur, as it is 

 given as a bird of Quebec (Couper), and of Hamilton (Mcllwraith). 



35. Perissoglossa tigrina Baird. Cape May Warbler. 

 Common at Umbagog. Breeds. Rare at Hamilton (Mcllwraith), 



and in southern Maine (Boardman). Not given by Couper at Que- 

 bec. This species frequents the thick evergreen woods, keeping in 

 the tops of the trees. I think it must breed high above the ground 



