Dendroeca maculosa. Maine (Lake Umbagog). 1871. June 9. A nest found to-day, and another yesterday, were each placed about breast high in small firs, and each contained four fresh eggs. 1873. Sept.22. Saw several on Cambridge River. 1874. July 28. Heard a male singing. Aug. 8. Shot a young bird in perfect fall plumage. " " Most of the young are now in full fall plumage. 1876. June 9. A nest building in a spruce sapling about nine feet above the ground. The female busily at work upon it. " 11. // Seven recently completed nests; six empty, one con- taining a single egg, all built in fir shrubs; none over two feet above the ground. " 15. [-4 A nest in a fir sapling about four feet up, the fe- male sitting on four fresh eggs. near Cambridge River. " 16. Nest with four fresh eggs in spruce sapling: height four feet; I almost touched the female before she started off when, like most of the birds here, she imme- diately disappeared and did not again show herself. " 18. Two nests, each with four eggs; all fresh. (5/4 near forest, uplen, fir (7/4 near shore of lake " breeding) " 19. Visited a nest which contained two eggs three days ago and found that the number had not increased although the female was sitting. Upon blowing them I found that they contained embryos.