6 UPTON, MAINE 1871 uttering their mournful monotonous pe e e. Mr. Maynard also heard another note, kil-link, which he describes as uttered in a grave, measured tone: he found both sexes singing in this peculiar manner. All noises such as the crashing of branches or the report of a gun seems more to excite than alarm them and on such occasions they will frequently alight close by as if impelled by curiosity. 24. Turdus pallasi. Found them rather common breeding. First nest placed on the top of a mossy log contained three fresh eggs June 2. The next found June 3rd was sunk in a mossy hillock and contained three eggs quite far advanced. Another with three newly hatched young was examined June 9th. Found everywhere in the woods though not so abundant as T.Swainsoni. 25. Turdus fuscescens. Quite rare: saw and heard it occasion- ally in swampy localities: at Bethel it was much more common. 26. Turdus Swainsoni. Common everywhere in the woods: Shot it on several occasions while in the act of singing: were un- able to detect any difference between its song and that of T.pallasi. Found number of nests. They were usually built about breast high in some small spruce or fir but we occasion- ally found them higher up on the horizontal branch of some of the larger trees. A nest June 9th contained two fresh eggs. We found them quite tame and all the specimens that we took (some dozen or more) were strongly marked typical Swainsoni. 27. Turdus migratorius. Frequent in the clearings. Found nests with eggs upon our first arrival.