West Va May 1874 on the ground still, carry the tail high and have somewhat the air of Musia varia; like that bird they also creep around the branches & tree trunks; the only note I have heard is a sharp chip indistinguishable from that of the water thrush. The Simus ludovic was in full joy & I also heard its note several times before I fired; the call seemed to me precisely like that of our boboxin, but the former is different though sufficiently near to suggest to him the author: it commences in nearly the same way, is nearly as hurried but lacks the beautiful crescendo termination: it may be represented by the following pseur pseur per- seé-se. In actions I noticed nothing differing from that bird. I views looks very small especially when in thick brush; I took both that I shot to day for D. formosus: they carry the tail rather high & are very tawny. Heard Polysticta pim: littleeffort reminds one of the cat bird but is not so loud. Saw a number of Cotyle orlyquans but noticed nothing new. My Myird ornistrus was in full joy & in the same place as those occured yesterday; the song was generally the calm: it is perhaps a little clear that of Dend. Pervet, than d. macendroid; or rather it is that if