MASS. (Middlesex Co.) 1876. Saturday May 13 D. coronata still abundant Labels of Antrostomus vociferus Yndus Swainsoni & Alicea, Nest of D. Vivia Clear and a lovely day. Went up on the farm this morning taking my Stephens pistol. Shot 14 birds in 19 shots most of them very common species of which I notched a few additional specimens. Birds were in great abundance but I did not see anything very rare. Among my specimens are Miniotitta varia 3, Spizella socialis 3, D. castrea 1, Y. fuscescens 1, S. minimus 1 and the last, Antrostomus vociferons 12. The latter started from among some scanty birches on the edge of an open field and lit herself as usual on an oak limb. Having only one shell left I wanted determined to get near enough to be sure of my bird but found this a more difficult undertaking than I had anticpated, for the bird would never let me get nearer than twenty yards, before taking wing. She usually flew not more than ten yards at a time alighting for the most part on the ground. Her flight was almost as light and irregular as a butterfly. When she lit she seemed to drop "all in a heap" as if shot, then just before taking wing she would nervously bob her head up and down exactly like the yellow legs and head of the flyer. Once when flying she uttered a low chook. She finally lit on a fence when I stalked her carefully & shot her. Watching at D. Vivia Commencing her nest on the horizontal Branch she yellow pair) saw a flock of 15 thrushes. 2 Y. Swainsoni, 2 Y. Alicea & 1 fuscescens, D. coronata & still abundant