124 MASS. (Middlesex Co.) 1875. May 24 - 1875 May 24 Clear and very hot with S. wind, Rose at 5 A.M. and had Charles bring me up to the pine hill above Lawrence's in Waltham. From there struck out to Rock quadrons and thence down to the hill in Wansdy when Charles took me up again at 1. Shot 13 birds the best E. flariventris 3, H. chrysoptera 18, My. Canadensis 8, Pig. Bubra 8, Guiraca Landovie, 2 8. Had great luck on egg taking a nest of Pars ator, 6 fresh, Spiz. pusilla 4 do, Sp. socialis 4do, Minus Par. 5 do. Also found left part of S. multistria (in Cedar tree) 1egg! Carp. Jurpusurus just just finished. Found a large nest in the fork of a tall oak and climbing up a neighbourly Tree I was much surprised to see a very fine adult. Buteo Lineatus sitting thereon (the nest). When at length she saw me she hopped up on the edge of her eye looked at me a minute then flapped to the nearest limb, took another good look and packing out one eye had screamed at her with the dismal queco qu-e-co - in the most piercing Tones I thought than when jess attracted reasons. Not being able to be into the nest I descended but when I spread erect upon the ground the old hawk sheered off out of gun range as though mine for the first time fairly recognizing it must daddy enemy. This bird was I think the S. and had remained on the nest all the time I was walking around under it before thinking th