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Iridoprocne bicolor.
Lake Umbagog, New England.
Nest /6 (2871), June 4, 1896, coll.C.H.Watrous. Bird
started from nest. Eggs fresh. In old hole of a Woodpecker 7 ft.
above the water near the mouth of Rapid River.
Nest /4 (3032), June 3, 1897, coll.Wm.Brewster. Bird
started from nest. Eggs fresh. In old hole of Downy Woodpecker
in stub over water at Outlet of lake.
Nest /6 (3035), June 5, 1897, coll.C.H.Watrous. Bird
started from nest. Inc.about 1/2. In a Woodpecker's hole about
6 ft.above water in pond opposite Pulpit Rock, Megalloway River.
Nest /5, (3036), June 5, 1897, coll.C.H.Watrous. Bird
started from nest. Eggs very slightly inc. Natural cavity in
Brown Ash stub about 5 ft.above the water in pond opposite Pulpit
Rock, Megalloway River.