But eo platypterus . 
Lake Umbagog, New England. 
Two eggs (3044), June 8, 1897, coll.C.H.Watrous. I bird 
started from nest; both parents seen flying about & their cries 
heard. Eggs nearly hatched. On Mason knoll, Pine Point, in Yel¬ 
low Birch about 40ft.above ground; composed of dead sticks & lined 
with green maple twigs & leaves, sprigs of green spruce & Hemlock 
bark. 
Feathers hanging fr.nest outside. 
