Ceophloeus pi1eatus . 
Maine (Lake Umbagog). 
1876. 
Hearing one calling in '". e narrow bolt of trees bor¬ 
dering the lake near Poasleo* s hook. I landed and wont 
in pursuit. Although I was obliged to approach across 
' ■i t; y run of* it. 
an open rioldj| X easily got yithiti '< ■■ 
It fell : /omrIod uttering ho usual 1 c- 
descended. It >roved v • le in ■* ?■ 
rn'jo. Di»sec.-.i.on oho >od that it had not laid f">i 
sor r.nd hat i d nr. not likely :o lay or-. -time. 
Ay ly fine nlu 
■ . 
■ad -re'/io';:; obn : n- ri. ors [ 1 ■ lie vo those birds 
• 0 | ring to br s y t.%. '■/ ij* 
From this 
are not t 
motions •-■'iile climbing the tree trunks are identical 
v/Ath h ej'.e of the 1 Her V'oodpackers. Their flight 
no 
is 
r.1 1 
’ferent, s. : h v>ry peculiar; it is 
per r ed on lo •’el re a ? :i ' -lor t hfjravy wing— flaps 
and tho o dinary a <■ d t --rartier than that-of a 
Heron, The bird on •.ring r vs Him a Grow, but its 
(Ju! > HO 
If f/fh 
June 17 
/® ■ 
note d r 
scribed. 
; course d 
.is a >c ' os 
th 
imo. 
av U'l 
« 31 
; A fino 1 hlo ii 
tame. seeming not 
crest -ran te y <r 
a :great vrandoror r< 
behind 
board only 
ilroady do- 
: ion so 
on 0 
- s v -?ry 
dear 're La tho 1 >ast. His r, rb 
rh-rous f nature. This spool ■; is 
: L $0 fcl <aui h tho poodi dai Xy. 
y 
if’81 , 
day 27 *• 
1 ivf ->/■> . 
Oc 
An old non , cavity in tho top of a tall olm stub; 
both entrance? and interior were proportionate 'to the 
sijso of tie bird. 
A pair on tho fake shore near the r;t,on • farm; tho 
male ": ■ o] l ab0 it 1 - . - >recisoly ii - 
' ' _ . vawiia. 
■e see on • or ‘/vn <>f tb eye u. irds da ly nov; thov aro 
e°nd < > e :•• : > • f 7 .: prostrate lops to tocos a d aoneti: o£ 
hop about on the pro untf. 
s/ 
Shot ixv adult feaih: which 
ha.%el-r ed .; oxe e aha ,1 y . .•> e 
as incubating. Irid.es 
rd to shin. 
Gore son. 
heavy tii 
Throe S toy 
?r o; hot' hi.. •• 
r October 11. Usually in 
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