Zamelodia ludovician2. Hydromelas ludovicianæ. Maine (Lake Umbagog). 1871. May 30- June 10. Rather common at the lake. Seen all the way up from Bothel. 1873. Aug. 17. Saw a young bird in fall plumage on the Megalloway River; it was shy and restless, alighting on the tops of the tallest trees and uttering its fall-note, which somewhat resembles that of the Blue Bird. " 26. They are getting numerous and evidently coming in from the north. I saw several small flocks to-day along the wooded banks of Cambridge River. They flew from tree to tree, usually alighting on the tops, and utter- ing the peculiar fall note already described. 1874. Aug. 1. Saw two broods of young, one accompanied by a su- perb adult male apparently in fall plumage. The young uttered the plaintive note peculiar to the autumn but also the sharp click of the adult. " 4 Saw several broods of young on Upton Hill. 1876. June 3. A number heard singing at different points around t the lake. 1879. June 3. A male singing to-day is the first sou far noted. " 9. Abundant in the woods just east of Dixville Notch. 1880. May 20. A single male; 1881. May 19. Several in the woods near the Middle Dam.