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Olbiorchilus hiemalis.
Maine (Lake Umbagog).
1880.
June 3. Set B-5. -- Nearly hatched. Nest on face of root
bank supported by fine rootlets and not at all concealed
as was Set A-6. Placed at top of bank about five
feet above ground. Both birds absent. Small n. of Big Island).
" 11. Set C-6. -- Fresh. Nest in under side of an
immense root bank, in pocket excavated by the bird; the
face of the nest flush with that of the bank; female
sitting; she came out in my very face and glided= si-
lently away, returning shortly afterwards and entering
the nest when I was within a yard of it. She was si-
lent; male singing about fifty yards off. This nest
was about one hundred yards from the site of A-6 and
evidently a second laying by the same bird.
1880.
(June 14) A false nest, the exterior of green fresh moss,
but empty and without a lining. This nest was found
June 4, when the bird flew from it.
1881.
May 12. Numbers.
1882.
Oct. 8-22 Abundant up to October 16; none seen afterwards.
NN/0 (404). Up to me, June, 1880, coll W. Brewer. Take nest.