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UPTON, MAINE 
1874 
August 7-8 
of H.ruficapilla and were rather shy and Restless. We say two 
large broods of Bonasa umbellus and a Lepus Americanus. In a 
small larch swamp were a number of Mil.paluotris and G.trichas: 
how they find out these little congenial haunts in the depths 
of the forest is a never ceasing wonder to me. In P.M, skinned 
our birds and I caught two small trout, 
August 7 . Clear and very warm. Had two very heavy thunder 
showers in P.M. and evening. Off in forenoon with S. taking 
the wood path to Stone’s clearing. Found birds rather scarce 
but took 5, the best D.trigina 1 (adult $ ), Picus villosus 1^ 
(y.y. changing) Dend.coronata (nestling without yellow rump) 
Set.ruticilla (adult & changing to fall plumage), Emp.flaviven- 
tris y.y. S. shot a Dend. penn. in nearly completed fall plum¬ 
age also a Cont.borealis adult in good plumage. We saw our 
partridge and old cock. 
August 8 . Cloudy with east wind and rainy in forenoon. After 
breaEfast S. and myself went down river in my boat and I shot 
another nestling D.coronata and a D.maculosa in fine fall plum¬ 
age. A flock of Aeg.semipalmatus came over the meadow but find¬ 
ing no resting place passed out over the hills to the South. 
Cot.riparia is still with us as are H.horreorum and Chaetura pe- 
lasgia. In P.M. the rain holding up we went out again taking 
the Stone road. I took 7 birds T.pallasii 2 (nestling in speck¬ 
led plumage) Contopus virens 3 (2 nestlings) My.canadensis 1 
(y.y. 2nd plumage). The young T.pallasii were chicking as in 
fall. The nestling C.virens were being fed by the parent bird 
