Dendroica castanea. Lake Umbagog, New England. Nest /5 (3049), June 14, 1897, coll.Wm.Brewster. Female started from nest and positively identified. Eggs fresh. N.end of Great Island on hillside 100 yds from Lake in large red spruce 50 ft.from ground on stout drooping branch 5 ft.fr.tip, 15 ft.fr.trunk. Female sat very close. When started off fluttering down nearly to ground quivering her wings & pretending to be disabled. Nest found & taken by Watrous. I assisted, saw & identified the bird. (Cf.journal for full details). Nest /5 (3050), June 14, 1897, coll.Wm.Brewster. Female seen on nest & positively identified. Eggs fresh. Within 10 yds. of Lake on Pine Point on stout, drooping limb of large Red Spruce, 13 ft.fr.trunk, 5 ft.fr.end of branch, 20 ft.fr.ground, showing conspicuously from beneath but well concealed from points above & on all sides. Female sat very closely. Cf.journal & photograph of nest in situ. Nest /5 (3056), June 16, 1897, C.H.Watrous. "Female seen on nest & both birds seen flying about it." Male seen by W.B. Eggs fresh. "On Great Id.15 yds fr.Lake in Red Spruce on stout horizontal branch, 25 ft.fr.ground, 11 ft.fr.trunk, 3 ft.fr.end of branch. Nest found June 16 when it had at least 4 eggs. We did not take it then because there was no bird on it. A male Baybreast was singing near by, however, & twice he visited the spruce and flitted close about the nest showing evident interest in it. 99