Chordeiles virginianus. Maine (Lake Umbagog). 1876. May 31. Unusual numbers this evening visiting the patch of freshly-turned earth in the garden. They would sweep in just above the fence, and after skimming close over the surface of the ground would make a half wheel and alight. Sometimes as many as three or four would pitch down together. I watched they very carefully and was satisfied that they were catching insects. When one alighted it would sit motionless for a moment with head and neot stretched p to an astonishing height and then bob its head up and downa number of times much in the manner of a Screech Owl, and finally, if all remained quiet, make a short run and pick up something from the freshly-turned earth. Those runs were made very quick- ly, though awkwardly. Not infrequently the bird would (May 31) over on its head and flutter clumsily to regain its balance. They reminded me of so many great toads and picked up insects in nearly the same way. I noticed that they carried their tails raised like Terns and the tips of their wings trailing. All that came to the gar- den were females: the males meanwhile were booming high in air over Cambridge River. June 4. Seating myself on the edge of the beds in the gar- den this evening I waited the coming of the Night Hawks. In a few minutes they began to arrive and for sometime were continually coming and going. Each individual re- mained only a minute or two and there were rarely more than three or four on the ground at one time. Several alighted within six feet of me and I found that I could move abouta little without attracting their notice. One which I started suddenly uttered a clucking whuk, whuk. Their gait when walking slowly was todling and feeble. As on previous occasions they seemed to be picking up insects from the freshly turned earth; but if this is really their occupation I cannot imagine why the males do not also come as they certainly never do. " 5. Mr. William Stone brought me a fine adult male Night Hawk which he shot as it staradd off its egg. He did not see the female. The locality was a small clearing grown up with low bushes. The egg lay on a mound which was nearly surrounded by water.