118 MASS: (Middlesex Co.) 1875 May 17 Clear with cold N. wind. Brok at 6 and was driven up to the further end of Prospect St. by Charles. Walked from there up through the willows then down along the edge of thick mud-dirs to the upper mill pond when I crossed over to Waverly woods and was taken up by Charles again at 12: reaching the home by 12.30. Took out my Stevens pistol (a new invention) for the first time and killed 14 birds in 26 shots. The best were Piro Nos. 3 D. discolor 8 & 2/, Crochilus columbi 6; Totanus totanius 1/; Saimus Nov. 1/; and Hylobius Ludovic, 6. Heard Swainson's S. Swanson: singing in full blast at two different fronts and on the latter occasion near own. Found a nest of Corvus Ans. in a wild apple tree in an old pasture. It was about 15 ft. high above the ground and contained 3 eggs disorted and one of the pierced by the bill of Crow bird, under the tim the turf was fairly covered with sticks of various sizes which the birds had dropped while building. Saw then Pottery Tallus. Shot the one I got with a charge of No. 10 in the pistol at about 20 yds. Heard a S Curvirostra Ans. Singing in a practising strain in a tall yellow ferns and shot him with the pistol but he lodged so high up that I could not get down. His song was evidently unfinished & like: whit, whit, whit, whit, wit; too to-to-too- too: whit, whit. Saw two S such wood thrushes fighting on a g and while tumbling about in the leaves they sang most beautifully though