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Melospiza georgiana.
Lake Umbagog, New England.
Nest /4 (2872), June 5, 1896, coll. Wm.Brewster. Female
started from nest,& positively identified. Eggs inc.3 or 4 days.
On floating island in Sweat's Meadow built among the stems of Cas-
sandra bushes at a height (in the bottom of nest) of about 4 in.
above the ground.
Nest /5 (3037), June 5, 1897, coll. C.H.Watrous. Birds
seen near nest. Eggs slightly inc. Among small alders six inches
above water on a small floating island in pond opposite Pulpit
Rock, Megalloway River.
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