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Riparia riparia.
Lake Grafton, Maine.
Nest /5 (3062), June 15, 1896, coll.C.H.Watrous. Birds
seen. Eggs fresh. In sandy bank of Cambridge River about one
paper
mile north of Grafton Notch. The piece of toilet in nest was
placed there by the birds.
Nest /5 (382), June 12, 1873, coll.Wm.Brewster. Eggs
fresh. In hole in sand bank. Eggs two feet from entrance. Upton.