154 
187G. 
May 14. 
Oct. 4. 
1865<, 
Fob, 15, 
Apr, 25. 
May 10. 
Gyanocitta cristata. 
MiddlesGX County, Mass. 
A nest by the roadside in t v. Willov^s, built on the 
top of a •willov/ stub supported and partially concealed 
by thickly gro\7ing sprouts; the female was sitting on 
t\TO eggs. 
ihe 'uoods are no\7 in the full glory of their autum¬ 
nal coloring; the deep vine-red of the oaks, the pure 
gold of tlio hickories, the olive-purple or rich salmon 
of the ash trees, m.ingling v/ith the countless shades of 
green, scarlet, and crimson of various other species 
make up a vhiolo of ’■onderful beauty. But fevr leaves 
have ialien as yet although the first rain storm will 
strip many of the earlier trees, as their foliage is fullj 
ripe. Crickets still shrill by the wayside, and in 
the -woods the cicada is not yet: silent. On every side 
the hyler still drones out its crackling monotonous notes 
but its voice is becoming feebler every day, Peptembcr 
IS the month, for this mysterious songster " It is in 
the broad woodlands tiiat one ...ay sea "etobor to tiio best 
advantage. Inere is a ripe, goldeii quality there, 
lacking in the open fields and meadows vdiera th.e grass 
is still as green as in mid-summer The dropping of 
acorns and chestnuts is an ever-present sound' Their 
chatter chucking ai<d rustle are in perfect accord with 
the screaming of Uio -luo Jay, arid the ceaseless whis¬ 
per of falling leaves. 
A flock of about eighteen behind the Cambridge 
Cemetery. Have seen none before since November. Do 
not think they have wintered. 
Nest with one egg (R.Deane), 
Nest with five eggs slightly incubated (Cambridge 
Cemetery). Another June 7 with three perfectly fresh 
eggs (Preanch). 
