Lanius ludovicianus migrans. Bethel, Maine: 1903 June 8 ( 9 ) fluffed out like a little Owl. On my way back I climbed to the nest and examined it closely. It was placed directly against the main stem of the elm about ten feet above the ground and was of the usual bulky character. From below it looked not unlike the nest of a Thrasher for it contained many large twigs in the lower portions but the walls were thickly and warmly felted with a variety of soft materials. There were fewer feathers than usual in the lining but such as there were looked fresh and clean as did the entire surface of the inner cup at the bottom of which lay a handsomely marked egg. Although I took this out and looked at it critically I was unable to decide whether it was addled or freshly laid. I am inclined to think, however, that it may be the first egg of a second clutch, for on June 5 I saw the female Shrike pull a tuft of sheep's wool from a barrel and take it off in the direction of the nest and while I was descending the tree this morning she came flying swiftly to- wards it and hovered within a few feet of my head uttering her harsh, grating cry. This I thought could be best compared to the long-drawn plaint of a Canada Nuthatch save for the fact that the notes were deeper, harsher, louder and given in much more rapid it succession. When I heard it in the open field earlier in the morning it also reminded me a little of the mew of a Catbird. While I was watching the Shrikes I heard two Bobolinks and a Savanna Sparrow singing in the grass not far from their posts of