Ceryle alcyon. Maine (Lake Umbagog). 1873. Aug. 23. Not nearly as abundant as in July. 1874. Aug. 20. A brood of six young, apparently just from the nest, on Cambridge River above the dam. They were very noisy, keeping up a continual rattling, more subdued in tone, but otherwise similar to that of the adult. 1876. May 28. A pair at work excavating a hole in a gravel bank exposed by the cutting of a drain. June 6. Dug out the nest found May 28. Found it empty al- though the hole was completed. It went in three feet inclining slightly to the left and ending in an oblong chamber about a foot long by ten inches wide. " 12. A nest ina sand bank near Brown's Tavern, Grafton, contained seven fresh eggs. The hole penetrated only about three feet. 1880. May 28. Set of seven eggs incubated a few days. Taken by George Hayward. June 5. Set B-7. Bank about two feet high by roadside; hole entered about five feet; eggs laid on a heap of fine fish-bones in a pocket at the extremity. Female sitting; we thumped on the ground above and thrust in a pole without starting her, but shortly afterwards as we were standing in front of of the bank, she came out with a heavy flutter and flew off over the woods. Nor did she return although we heard her rattling in the distance. This hole was at least an eighth of a mile from the lake; eggs incubated about three days. " 21. Set C-6. Incubated seven days--bank of Cambridge River below B Meadow; the hole penetrated about five feet in sandy loam; eggs laid on nest of fine fish-bones; female flew from the hole when we stamped on the bank above.