A bright day in the woods 45 1872 Feb. 12 Middleby County, Mass. Watertown. Chrysometris tristis and a flock of blue jays, flying out high, coming from every way of the pond; some three or four S. Dingestruds running on the snow on the edge of a cider grove also a single Spar, Admiral on a neighboring tree. Shot a pair of Vitta Carolinaensis in very fair plumage; they kept up a continual calling to one another in alarm, two uttering many notes so softly modulated that they were nearly audible beyond a few yards; many of them quite pleasing, every now and then the usual grating hank hank hank would be given. When dusk watched like the creepus, they remained perfectly immovable with the exception of an occasional quick turn of the head but on hearing them a short time I found two or my stand as busy and noisy as ever. When two was shot the 3 showed much satisfaction until he too, got the saw fet. The attachment in this species without com- timeres for life as you find them always in pairs at all seasons; with S. Cane I think it is different as far as my observations can goes. Got in about 3.30 P.M. with ten birds, having had a most enjoyable day; in the early part of the forenoon made a pretty shot at a Blue Jay as he flew over my head. On the afternoon cleaned five or six birds. Harison Spices was observed all during this morning. Feb. 13 Barns aquetatus comes up into the basin, whenever the ice breaks up at all, especially at high tide. This morning about hundred men fishing for the garbage that forms their principal food. Sitting on the ice anding a small group of two or three crows with which they kept up continual strife opening their wings and