Plate LG 



Upper: Downy young of American woodcock, near Montreal. Que- 

 bec, May 11, 1924, presented by Mr. \V. J. Brown. 



Lower: Nest and eggs of American woodcock, in a thicket on a hill- 

 side in a field of sedge, near Elkridge, Maryland. April 1. 11)17, 

 presented by Mi'. William H. Fisher. 



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