West Va May 4 1874 the last with the emphasis of its first, Begulus Calandula is generally abundant do. Lar. albicollis Iardus multiviridis does not sing with nearly the same vigor him as at the N. In the P.M. went out again and took 11 birds nearly all common, the best & so: Cardinalis & Sturnus nonbracensis Sunday May 3 Cloudy clearing up by sunset. Very warm. Spent the whole day in our Sanctum working on the birds shot yesterday. writing rc. May 4 Cloudy of course but still a warm, a fair day for birds. Got started about 9 A.M. R.D. I hitching down the Railroad, I shot all 18 birds the best C. formosus 6, My. mitratus 4 6, H. vernivorus 5, My. crinitus 6, Cotyla persip. 2 6, rc. Arrivals were C. formosus 2 6, My. mitratus g.a His. limifrons g.a, Md. erythropteris 8. I saw altogether about 12 My. mitratus. They vary sort of all individually in song, this alarm chirp is very like that of My. canadensis. Saw this Hb. vernivorus copulating & shot th. 6. Have not had this song; they are as usual