126 MASS. (Middlesex Co.) 1875 May 24 Myiarchus crinitus Empl. flaviventris Amphelis cedrorum 2nd arrival. May 24 - 1875 and found a large chapman mass of dry grass collected on a little hill of the meadow but tho I at this moment pursuing one I retired afraid of exciting her suspicions; she came up certain future places and squaled at me loudly and decided to have all fear in her indignation at my intrusion. I think the flight of warblers is nearly over. Yesterday when I heard a ? Mel. pugnaxia singing in full blast in one garden, Saw a ? Myiarchus crinitus this day at Wansly and fired two shots at him from the pistol without success. Heard D. maculosa & My. Canadensis both singing. Their song are very similar & equally implies that of the latter differs in being more broken. I shot a ? D. Blackburnian & heard another singing, Saw a ? wild pigeon at Wansly. Towse found a nest of this bird at Weston with an egg on the 22 inst. The Empl. flaviventris was among cedars I was very tame during silent. Amphelis Cedrorum appeared in numbers to day after the final shower. Saw & heard numbers of Cerisvetta Am. & Chry. finus. Chry. tristis is now joined & in full summer plumage. The apple trees are in blossom & tho forest trees seem to day quite thick with incipient foliage - Sat. May 22 They were as bare as in winter.