1874. 
Turdus fuseoscens. 
Middlesex County, Uass. 
(June 8) 
disappeared in the dense Foliage. Seeking an exnlana— 
tion of t nis myster^^ 1 parted tjie buslios and directly b e 
noath Ydiere tlie bird had sat discovered its nest contain 
: ing t\7o eggs, one of v/hich was just disappearing dov/r. 
the maw of a largo milk adder (Oolubris eximius). whose 
hiaeously blotc ed and banded coiles v/’ere disposed care¬ 
lessly ill aiid about the nest. Ho seomod in a lothar''ic 
state for I had to punch him vigxirously ’.Tith mjr ramrod 
befo re he would disgorge the egg, v/-hich proved to bo 
uninjured. He also refused to leave the nest until af¬ 
ter I had struck him several sharp '-.lows. The Thrush 
beyond question v/as in a facinated and semi—unconcious 
condition, but was the snake intentionally bringing his 
poY/or to bear on her ? Probably not for she vras v/ithi 
easy striking distance during most of the time that I 
watched her and, moreover, a skane not larger in diame¬ 
ter^ than a man’s Forefinger would hardly have attempted 
to kill and sv/allov/’ so large a b^rd. 
“ 20. 
Tv/o broods of young on v/ing. 
1875„ 
Juno 11. 
A nest on a dry hill-top in Lincoln among branches 
o,i a fallen oak, prettily concealed by its dead leaves. 
Sept. 9. 
Shot one in full fall plumage in the Maple S'wamp. 
May 9. 
Seen at Lev/ton. 
1876. 
'•ay 11. 
Ger.eral arrival (Cambridge). 
1879. 
■'ay 9. 
They arrived on the 6th and are slowly increasing 
in numbers but I have hoard none singing as yet. 
