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Bonasa umbellus togata.
Lake Umbagog, Maine.
1896 ① Bonasa u. togata - Nest 2844
E. side Brown clearing, on dry knoll
covered with 2nd growth poplar & briars
with scattered balsams & spruces 30 yards
from road & 10 yds from edge of open
pasture under main stem of small fallen
poplar.
♀ very light & reddish for togata - a wild
bird starting at 8 to 12 ft. & unusually
crouching or rather rapidly crawling off with
body flattened to the ground, head & tail
carried very low, wings trailing & quivered,
looking more unlike a great tortoise but
moving much faster; whining precisely like
a cold or hungry puppy.
♂ drummed 200 yds. off below road in deep
hollow almost out of clearing from nest.
May 14. 9A.M. Nest found by Watson, ♀
sitting on 4 eggs. She left them
about ½ covered with leaves.
" 16-4P.M. ♂ absent - 6 eggs uncovered
" 17-3 " " " " 7 " left uncovered
" 20-7A.M. " sitting " "
" 21-7 " " " " Eggs taken.
Bonasa u.togata.
1899. Oxford Co., Me.
Sept.27 one, Bethel.
Bethel, Me.
1904. Bonasa u. togata
March 5 - Found a trail in the woods on
green hill. It was evidently made along the thins
on the 3rd of this month -
" 6 trail evidently made last Thurs 3rd & I stayed in Dr. J's woods on Shuck
in Glen Woods upper part of Glen. 8 / trail seen in Glen Woods
green hill.
" 12, stated by Dr. S. 14 three trails on snow at widely separated locations
in the woods. or made as doubt by different birds.
" 16 fresh track in 17 fresh track at 18 fresh track near Wood Road Bethel
Dr. J's woods. 19 green hill. on the Glen. 21-fresh trail 22-fresh