84 
1OT2. 
Melospiza meloda. 
Middlesex county. Mass. 
Feb. 
12. 
Several, one warbling in undertone. 
Mar. 
9. 
Heard one singing perfectly. 
tt 
27. 
The first migrants to-day, saw six or 
a male sing. They v/ere seen at frequent 
through the winter. 
seven and hoard 
intervals 
a 
29. 
General arrival. 
1874. 
Mar. 3. 
tt 
16 
it 
25. 
a 
26. 
j 
1875. 
Jan 
. 26. 
Mar 
. 14. 
tt 
29. 
tt 
30. 
Apr, 
’ 2. 
a 
2. 
May 
22. 
June 
23. 
Bee. 
6. 
d.od "ioging « a Sdb- 
frod. thrLut^^"” “ arrivals 
Ons which I wing-tipped ran so fast that it roach- 
® ‘’rush-heap, before I could 
LasWir^^ ® a “*'>rr"‘,ing distance was at 
least fifty yards. 
migration is now at its height, every brushy 
ollow and brook-side is swarming with them. 
ble. 
One in Brighton feeding on the threshhold of 
a sta- 
Heard three in full song, I think, however thev 
were resident birds, not arrivals from the South. 
erous"^'’ye?“ 
Their numbers have doubled since yesterday. 
—* "fie ’'hioh has bred on our place seve -al seasons 
acteStL°so °"°® ’■®'°«“l2ed by his odd and char- 
apparently set?ie:’’?r:L':::::n. 
pr3.h'p:®d"iis"h:s!“* 
Nest with five fresh eggs. 
Young on wing. 
Three in the Fresh Pond swamp.s 
