Pas. iliaca Pinicola sibilatrix 235 Collurio borealis MASS (Middlesex Co.) 1875. (Nov. 25) point finely until Charlie came up and shot the bird as it ran. From him I struck over to Cheney's swamps when Shot struck the vent of the gary exactly on the spot where Jim & I found them on th 17th inst, and roaded it down to the point of the alders when he found and pointed the Birds. Although we had a good chance at them our four barrels failed to stop anything. Following them up however shot made them flinch points on Rattled birds and Charlie killed two of them. I find at a single bird (and took out lots of feathers but failed to kill him. Saw a few robins and one Passerella iliaca the last probably. b. later quail 2, grouse 1 Nov. 24 Clear but very cold and windy, threfall to 15 at 10 P.M. Started off after breakfast with Eustis and drove up to Cynsworthington when we left the barn and hunted in the country about till late in the P.M. when we became disgusted having seen nothing except one grouse- and started for home. On the way back saw a very brown Collurio borealis Dec. 1 Clear & cold, thus, 0° at sunrise. Jim came out in P.M. and we went up on the hill after quail but started nothing all the P.M. Saw two Pinicola sibilatrix (both ins.)