Seiurus noveboracensis 
Maine (Lake Umbagog). 
1879. 
^ c. 3 
TsTO nosts; one' with four* tho other with five mm* 
Both sots ifccubated about si* days, The first nest 'm& 
in the side of an oarth-led<m root on tho north side of 
n Point on the Lake shore. This nost was not concealed 
like tho ono found yesterday, being simply sot in the 
Side of the bank* I could so© the eggs from a distance 
of ton foot. The female was not sitting but soon after 
X discover©d the nest : bfKfch&hdrher mate appeared, both 
d rrtnning’' over ^ 
The second nest 
gJuno 3). be soon until £ had torn away the overhanging earth. 
The female wms sitting, she started off when I was with¬ 
in a few foot raising her extended, wings above her back 
and spreading her tail totho fullest extentWhile' I 
in root bank, overarched by the earth above but not other¬ 
wise concealed. The eggs could be seen from in front. 
The female sat so closely that t walked past the 'face 
of the bank without flushing her. Upon returning sad 
stooping down at its base she fluttered, out directly un¬ 
der my nose. ’ Tho nest was not more than sis inches 
above the ground. X notice than when the earth bank is 
entirely above «the nest it? placed near 
the ground. When othorvfide", it is higher in the bank, 
ij often hoar i is top, 
Sot of five eggs incubated several clays. Nest "in 
cavity of root—bank about sis inches above baise, ’"'fho.' 
female sat closely; X saw her on tho nest and nearly 
touch©d ;, h->r with my finger tips when sho slid off and 
glided about among the ferns like a mouse, expanding and 
spreading her wings above her back. She did not fly at 
8-11, but continued running about in this manner while 
wo remained near tho spot; she also kept perfectly ®i- 
lent^ The male did not appear. This nest was simply 
overarched with tho bank; it was in the depths of a 
gloomy swamp 'on B Point. 
