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Siurus aurēcapillus.
Maino (Lake Umbagog).
1872.
June 3-
14.
Not more than two or three seen.
1880.
June 10.
Set G-4. Nearly hatched--on ground between two fir shrubs; female sitting. When started she glided off along the ground, with widely-spread tail and drooping wings, simulating lameness, exactly like the Water Thrush, but keeping perfect silence.