Maryland Yellow-throat 0 9 TT^cJL^*, . 
t&lri&gtrm , Mas s . 
Yesterday P„M. I walked from Cambridge to Arlington by way of 
the Fresh Pond swamps. Wear Little Pond I heard the chip of a 
Warbler in the Cat-tails, but it was so dark that I could not make 
him out. My curiosity was so excited, that this morning I went 
there early ; with a gun, and by dint of squeaking, brought the bird 
into view, — a (female) Maryland Yellow-throat. You remember that 
I shot a $ juv. in these swamps once in January. I did not shoot 
the bird this morning, as I want to see whether I can't follow her 
up in January. It is curious that the winter note of this Gird, 
is altogether different from its summer note, — -much less hard and 
sharp . 
Walter Faxon (letter December 4, 1891 )„ 
