Philohela minor . 
Lake Umbagog. 
New England.. 
Nest /4 (2832), Hay 14, 1896, coll.W.Brewster. Bird flushed from 
nest. Eggs fresh. Near Lakeside, Brown Farm. Female rose at 8 or 10 
feet, flew slow, legs hanging, not whistling. Nest diam., top 7 in., 
depth hollow I 3/4 in. In springy run, wooded sparsely with willows-, 
cornels, firs, etc. Sunny openings. Nest on mound in opening 
among blueberry bushes, etc. (cf. notes). 
Two eggs (2838), May 18, 1896, coll.Wm.Brewster. Bird 
started in same cover and male sang near (300 yards off) but no 
seen 
bird A on nest. Eggs fresh. Lakeside Farm. Nest of dead leaves 
in hollow below balsam 2 l/2 feet high, on edge of open knoll 
wooded with poplars, etc. Nest in exposed position but hidden a- 
bove and on three sides by the balsam branches. Midway (30 ft.) 
between edge of field and wet alder swamp. 
