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Dolichonyx orisivorus.
Maine (Lake Umbagog).
1872.
June 3-
14. A single male seen in the same place every day.
1873.
June -- Several males seen, but they were far from numerous.
Aug. 17. At Brown's Farm on the Megalloway, they are abundant,
whirling about over the fields in large flocks.
1876.
June 3. A male singing on the Stone farm.
" 13. Heard one on Upton Hill'
1879.
June 1. Fairly common this season in the mowing fields on
the older farms: at least six males heard during a drive
of two miles this afternoon.
" 6. Numerous at the lower settlement on the Megalloway.