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Seiurus noveboracensis.
Lake Umbagog, New England.
Nest /5 (2855), May 30, 1896, coll.C.H.Watrous. Female
flushed from nest. Eggs inc.about 4 days. Pine Pt. I did not
see nest in situ. In swamp near Pine Pt.spring. Nest in earth
bank, clinging to fallen tree roots, over pool in spruce swamp 100
yds.from Lake; concealed very perfectly by hanging curtain of roots
and earth. Bank only 3 or 4 ft.wide.
Nest /3 (623), May 31, 1880, coll.Wm.Brewster. No birds
seen but male heard singing. Eggs fresh. "B" Point, Lake Umba-
gog.
Nest /3 (624), June I, 1881, coll. ? "In upturned roots
of fallen tree, between John Brown's & Tyler's Cove, Colls.#2".
removed from coll.
Nest /5 (643), June 13, 1879, coll.Wm.Brewster. Posi-
tive. Eggs inc. Earth bank among roots of fallen tree. Ht.6 in.
Removed from collection. Upton.