Empidonax traillii alnorum. THE NEST AND EGGS OF TRAILL'S FLYCATCHER, AS OBSERVED IN MAINE.—The structure of the nest, its situation, and the eggs of this species (Empidonax traillii), as found in the above-named State, are all quite different from Mr. H. W. Henshaw's description of them, as given in the first number of this “Bulletin.” The nest is built between the upright shoots of low bushes, from one to five feet from the ground, and is loosely constructed of grasses throughout, including the lining. It is a much less compact nest even than that of the Indigo Bird, though perhaps smaller in the average. The eggs are of a pale creamy white, with red- dish-brown dots, spots, or blotches of two shades, disposed chiefly about the larger end. This brief account is based on specimens obtained about Lake Umbagog, Upton, and at Bethel, Maine, by Messrs. William Brewster and H. B. Bailey, and at Gorham, N. H., by Messrs. George Welch and Duxbury Moon. I have lately seen nests and eggs of both E. acadicus and E. traillii collected at Columbus, Ohio, by Dr. J. M. Wheaton. Sin- gularly enough, that of the former (E. acadicus) bears a close resemblance in its structure to that of Maine specimens of Traill's Flycatcher, while the compact felted character of the latter (E. traillii) is entirely unlike any nest of this species from the Canadian fauna. The eggs of the Ohio nests are in each case of a decided buff color as compared with Northern ones. In this connection I would ask if it has been observed whether the ground color and markings of the eggs of species breeding in northern latitudes are of a lighter tint than those of the same kind laid in austral limits,—that is, does intensity of color hold good in eggs as it does in plumage ? — H. A. PURDIE. Bull. N.O.C. I, Sept. 1876. p. 75-76.