Turdus ustulatus swainsonii. 
Lake IJmbagog, Maine. Nest. 
1897. Returning to the boats (we were on the northern end of 
June 14. Grdat Island) we pulled out of the cove and long the shore to 
a spot where, on June 11th, I had found an empty nest of 
Swainson's Thrush only a few rods back from the water. It wa 
built in a slender spruce sapling close against the main stem 
aboxit 8 feet above the ground, and some two feet from the ex¬ 
treme top of the tree - altogether a typical situation. This 
nest was the most beautiful one of its kind that I have ever 
seen, very large and thick-walled with much Usnea on the out¬ 
side. It contained four handsomely-marked eggs to-day. 
Neither bird was near the nest when we first reached it but 
one of theni afterwards came flitting about us, making a low, 
whining call. 
