154 
1868, 
■'ay 
8.^! 
1809. 
I,: ay 20. 
1870. 
May G. 
1870. 
J ■ li•) 4. 
“ 0. 
Sopii .I'M 
1874. 
Jun> 2. 
1875. 
8 . 
Juno 3. 
Sept. 9. 
1876. 
May 11. 
“ 23. 
Sopt.29, 
Piurus aurieapillus. 
Mi*iolos 0 x County, Mass, 
About six nialos singing. 
OnG. 
Ono. 
Host tv/o . f ar ad '/a nc a d. 
Most with four og'gs sl ightly incubat ^d. 
Ono in tho Maple Sv/amo, the last. 
Shortly art >r sunset, Over-birds v.'ore rising above 
tho woods in all directions uttering tho b,;autiful even¬ 
ing song. Tiik.e the least hlycatciior I bel:LoV 9 each 
individual goes up only once in at; evening, and, having 
finishod his performance, which is apparently a sort of 
evening hymn, composes himself for tlue night. •■any 
of tho notes are exquisitely sweet but the v/holo is 
«iarrou samovmat by the interpolation (once or twice) 
of the ordinary tiresome song. 
Seen at Ilowton. 
Found t'wo nests by acciaenially stepp ng near them 
and starting the sitting fereale; tho first glided quietly 
and quickly for a fo'w rods then began tumbling about with 
spread v/ings; the second started just as T was putting 
do'wn my foot directly in fronto f of tiue nest. T actu- 
all^'' stoppeci Or- ner tail pulling out e-vory feather and 
crushing an og„, vhiich she had rolled out in her hasty 
oxit Tho first set contained five oy^^s, tlie second 
four, all fresh- 
Three nests in T-ij.^; 
eggs all far advai.cod 
Sav/- several. 
;..,.ln, t'wo v/ith four, ono with five 
One singing in the air this evening. 
I| A iomalo buildiiig. She carried onorrious mouthfuls 
ji of loaves each time; the nest seemed to be nearlv f-in- 
ii ished. 
One, the last (Concord). 
