54 1872 March 26-27 Middlesex County, Mass. as we saw them daily in the open fields at many points. Haliaeetus was also seen by several this morning. Coming down from Belmont spied a Batis leucotis sitting in an apple tree and Harry driving past him he started about 100 yds off and came directly up to within about 50yds, but as the horn was not stopped quickly enough he got about 40 before I fired & escaped with the loss of a charm of feathers. I was very much chagrined as it was a very fine adult bird showing very rich color on the upper parts. March 26 A fine adult Melanospiz mythrocephalus was shot by a Mr. Lee this morning in the oak grove back of Bunkers on Smith Pond; a singular form for so far a summer resident to appear here but an undoubted one as I saw the bird in the flesh a few hours after its death at Goodale's. About forty Haliaeetus all typical 'marila' came in to the market this morning for the Capr, 11 27 The weather thus far has been cold and stormy but to day there was a slight break and the this rose to 40°F. In the P.M. took a ramble through the swamps to Belmont. Shot five Chickadees, Song Sparrow. M. melodica was quite frequent along the brisky stream courses and Anthroctus sang two I. onigratatus Several Thraellula majorae these however probably winter us. Saw also some Musk rats on the Belmont brook and just at sunset as I was putting along towards home two M. melodica stuck up their chanting songs. In market examined about 90 Buphalos from the Dabec Rapids and contrary to my expectations