63 UPTON, MAINE 1874 July 31 - August 1 just able to fly and covered with white down, which uttered the coo coo in exactly the tone of the adult. After supper had some good sport in the pool under the dam, landing 8 trout and holding a four pounder for about 10 minutes, but finally loosing him by my leader breaking. Chordeiles popetue I hear these moon-light nights as late as 10. All the blackbirds were gone at the time of my arrival except a few S.ferrugineus which I see daily. I think Hirundo bicolor has left as I have seen none for two days and have noted the same of Cot.riparia. July 31. A.M. clear. P.M. cloudy with light rain. After breakfast struck up the W. bank of Cambridge river and took 8 birds the best 3 P.arcticus (1 y.y.) 1 Emp.traillii (nestling) 1 D. corocata (nestling) etc. The young E.traillii although barely able to fly called out que wichy in almost exactly the tone of the adult and kept darting up after flies although they were fed at frequent intervals by the parent. In the savins I fell in with my brood of spruce grouse again and watched them for some time: one of the young, the largest, walked out on a spruce limb with his tail up like a turkey cock, and kept calling in nearly the manner of the adult ♀. The young coronata had a different chirping from the other warblers, more guttural and continued for a longer time without cessation. In the afternoon and evening caught ten trout below the dam, some of them half pounders. August 1. Clear with three heavy thunder showers. Off after breakfast as usual, sailing down to Peaseleys landing where I