Birds of Dead River Region, Me, F. H. 0. 
36. Lanimreo solitarius, (Blue-headed Vireo.) 
The Solitary Yireo was seen in limited numbers 
along the Carribossett River, hut from some rea- 
son was not as frequently seen as I expected or 
they may not be as abundant in the fauna as 
others have recorded. I spent two days at a 
lumber camp in Jerusalem, and after finding out 
my business with true Yankee inquisitiveness, 
one of the men brought me a Yireos nest con- 
taining four eggs, and a specimen of L. solitarius, 
which he assured me was the bird “sitting on the 
! nest when I crept up.” Evidently his gun was 
j loaded for “b’ur,” as the specimen was mutilated 
| beyond all hopes of preservation. The eggs re- 
sembled a set of the Yellow-throated Vireo’s in 
size and shape, but were very much spotted for a 
Vireo’s. The nest was that of a Vireo beyond 
doubt. 
O.&O. XI. Oct. 1880. p. 145 -/Vfc. 
Notes from Maine. 
JohnL. Goodale. Saco, Me. 
june io, a set of Blue-headed Vireos was 
found in a maple within fifty feet of my home. 
The nest was only slightly pensil and was 
about ten feet from the ground and seven 
from the trunk of the tree. When I took 
the set, the bird stayed on the nest until my 
hand was so near that she hit it as she flew 
up. Four eggs. 
Q.& O.VoL 18, Sept. 1893 p.129 
