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Amphelis codrorum.
Maine (Lake Umbagog).
1871.
June 8. A pair at work on their nest in a low fir.
1876.
June 18. Nest just beginning.
" 21. Now extremely abundant and building everywhere.
1879.
May 25. Two or three flying about.
June 3. One gathering materials for its nest.
1881.
May 26. Arrived to-day in large numbers; I saw eight in
one flock.
1879.
June 20. Set D-4. Fresh--fir sapling--thicket of firs by
brook--height seven foot. The female was standing on
the edge of the nest; I nearly touched her with my hand
before she flew. By bush or low from up.