Lalce Umbagog, Maine. 
Nest. 
1SS6. 
May 17. 
Bonasa u. to^ata . 
We crossed the pastures to the west end of the Peasley 
White farra where Watrous showed me a Partridge's nest which 
he had found yesterday. It was in a very exposed place, quite 
outside even the outer line of wild cherry and other under¬ 
brush that formed the border of the woods in the side of a 
mound under a few dead sticks (the remains of an old brush 
fence ) in the full glare of the sun and actually in the field 
itself rather than in the edge of the woods. I took three 
photographs and started the bird while trying for a fourth at 
a distance of about 4 feet. She did not return although we 
waited an hour. 
