Middlesex Co., Mass. 31 MASS, (AMHERST Co.) 1874 Oct. 30 and well as her from among the Tussocks and soar up over the alder with his loud shrill whistle until my charge brought him broken winged to the earth. Dickins' bin up I was admiring his beautiful plumage and bright hazel eyes when he flung the air forcibly several times with his uninjured wing producing at each blow a note of the characteristic whistle and producing it indisputably with his wing. This latter occurred I have witnessed before but have never before recorded it. The migration of Harrows warblers v. c. has nearly entirely passed. P. vilica is honour with us in moderate numbers (they are very clear this year) and a few P. cornata or Hill Left Garden Pallasii still frequent. W. B. ground woodcock ). Saw 4 Np. Gardeni in Dickins' place. Oct. 31 Clear and warm. Spent the day working on the birds shot yesterday. Late in P.M. took a walk up to Mt. Auburn and while returning around the back side of Prof. Bowells Place I was rather surprised to see four Nyctanada Gardenii fly out of some large pines near the road. I think it has been a regular haunt of theirs through the autumn as I have heard thin cries on several occasions after pursuit proceeding from the same spot.