Hylocichla ustulata swainsoni. Turdus swainsoni. Maine (Lake Umbagog), 1871. June 9. A nest containing two fresh eggs. color 1 1872. June 3- 14. // Abundant and generally distributed. The males usually sang from a perch only a few feet above the ground and had a habit of flitting a yard or two in the intervals between each utterance. The song of this species is most nearly like that of Wilson's Thrush; in fact it is essentially the same metallic trill short- ened and ending in a few bell-like notes, either with a rising or falling inflection. These final notes give it a slight resemblance to the song of the Hermit Thrush. // 1873. July 21. They still sing regularly although most other birds are now silent. 1874. July 26. Still singing. 1874. Aug. 3. Shot a young in first plumage. 1874. Aug. 5. Took a young in first plumage. color 2 1876. May 26. // They were in full song this evening although water froze last night to the thickness of window glass, and there is still much snow in the woods. // 1876. June 11. Visiting the nest found on the 6th I found the fe- male sitting on four fresh eggs. She permitted me to nearly touch her before flying, and left the spot in silence.