Bonasa umbellus tocata. 
. Lake Umbagog, New England. 
Nest /9 (2837), May 18, 1896, coll.wm.Brewster. Female 
seen on nest. Eggs fresh. Sargent farm (near Lakeside). ■ Found 
by W.Kay 15. I took 3 pho.May 17, 2 sitting bird, 8 ft.off. Nest 
edge alder thicket, bet.2 large roots of old stump^-k: small arb. 
v i t. &v i burnum lentaao overhanging & hiding it. Started bird, 
whirred and dragged body, trailing wings as if with young. 
Nest /Q (2842), May 21, 1896, coll.7to.Brewster. Female 
seen on nest at distance of 3. feet. Inc.5 or 6 days. Sargent farm 
(near Lakeside). Nest found May IG, bird on. Ex.next day when it 
held 9 eggs. Under remains of old brush fence on edge of open 
field, several yds.outside border of forest. (Cf.Journal May 17 
for further details ). 
Nest /il (2843), May 21, 1896, coll.Wm.Brewster. Female 
(very dark bird) seen on nest at 3 ft. Eggs, I per.fresh , 10 inc. 
Sweat farm (near Lakeside). Nest, head of Sweat Cove, within 30 
ft. of road, on edge of cover bordering pasture, at foot of yellow 
birch, in dead branches on mound, hidden above by dense young firs, 
etc., but could be seen several rods away. Male A drumming 100 yds. 
off. . 
Seven eggs (2844), May 21, 1896, coll.Wm.Brewster. Female 
seen on nest at distance of 8 ft. Eggs slightly inc. Brown farm 
(near Lakeside) May 14, 4 eggs; 16, 5; 17, 7. Female light reddish 
for togata . Nest on knoll wooded with 2d gr.poplars, firs, etc., 
130 yds. fr. road, 10 fr. field, under trunk small fallen poplar, 
in dead sticks, (cf.sys.notes); merely a few birch leaves & feath¬ 
ers in hollow. 
