;For several weeks past I have heard a Solitary Vireo 
singing in the swamp west of Davis Hill. I found its nest 
this afternoon on Pine Ridge. As I was passing long the crest 
of the ridge, following a cart path, a small bird darted 
from a spray of foliage near the extremity of a drooping 
branch of a white pine just above the level of my head (about 
7 feet above the ground) and scarce a foot to one side of my 
face. Immediately after alighting, it began singing and I 
found it was a Solitary Vireo. The next instant its mate 
appeared and both birds began uttering a low scolding chatter. 
I saw the nest almost as soon as I began looking for it and, 
drawing it down a little by the tip of the branch found that 
it contained four eggs, which looked quite fresh. The nest 
was less ornate than usual and, indeed, almost exactly like 
that of a Red-eye. The eggs, also, resembled those of the 
Red-eye, having only a few fine spots. This is the first 
Solitary's nest that I have found in h is neighborhood for 
several years past. 
On May 11th Gilbert found the nest of a Ruffed 
Grouse in the swamp behind Ball’s Hill. It was raised nearly 
a foot above the ground among the stems of a circular cluster 
of alder sprouts that grev*r within about 5 feet of a cart- 
path. Gilbert flushed the bird and saw that the nest was 
well-filled with eggs but he did not count them. The nejjt 
day I examined the nest and found that there were nine($) 
eggs. The bird laid no more. 
