1868. 
Melospiza palustris. 
Middlesex County, Mass. 
Apr. 17. 
One. 
“ 18. 
Generally dispersed through the swamps; the males 
in full song. 
May 5. 
An immense bird vrhich I shot in the Brickyard Swamp 
was singing in a remarkable manner. It uttered a suc¬ 
cession of notes resembling the syllable® schee roneat.ort 
four or five times, gradually rising to the terminal 
note. To my surprise it proved a female. 
" 26. 
Po-nd a nest with five fresh eggs. 
June 2. 
Pound a nest containing five fresh eggs. 
* 3. 
i 
Pound a nest containing two fresh eggs. .AH the 
nests that 1 have found have had a canopy of grass so 
ingeniously formed by the bird that the eggs could only 
be seen by stooping down nearly to a level with the nest. 
“ 7. 
Several males singing. 
July 25.! 
1 
Sept.27. 
Numbers of males singing. 
The swamps literally alive with them; a male in 
full song this evening. 
Oct. 16. 
Several males in full song. 
1869. 
Apr. 9. 
Several (Concord), 
Nov. 2. 
Still abundant. 
• 19. 
Two, 
1870. 
Apr. 13, 
A number of males singing. 
1871. 
Apr. 7. 
Several m.alos singing. 
1872. 
Apr. 12 
• 
General arrival. 
1874. 
Dee. 9 
One xn a flock of Tree Sparrows on Dr.Wyman’s place. 
