syynium varrum. 
1889. 
L. Umbagog, Maine. 
Only two birds noted during the two months of my stay, one 
near Lakeside, the other on the shores of -Pond. The first- 
mentioned bird inhabited a small, narrow point which extended out 
into the lake, directly opposite the hotel. This point was wooded 
with mixed spruces and hard wood, the timber being not particular¬ 
ly dense, the ground beneath high and dry, in places rocky. He 
hooted at all times of night, but on many nights was perfectly 
silent. parly in October I hearc him several times^ one fore¬ 
noon about eleven o’clock, the day perfectly still, the sun shin¬ 
ing brightly at the time. The bird heard on Pond began hoot¬ 
ing about half an hour before sunset, the weather at the time be 
ing cold and rainy. Later in the evening, about cfev*. o'clock, when 
the rain was pouring heavily and the wind blowing strongly, he 
hooted again a number of times near our camp. 
