Chorcleiles virginianus . 
Maine (Lake Umbagog). 
1876. 
May 31. i Unusual ’• u., wu, • si t y-u ; wh: o" 
j freshly-turned earth in the yurden. They ,-ould sweep 
in .just above t-'-e fm.co, and ft u* ski" wiry close over 
th 1 ®urf : c o f t 3 ■ i. f - »3 vX 
alight. Sonet in os as many ,n» I;-- ,-ee or four would pitch 
down togot'.or• X watch vcJ trey v ;ry cor ofully end. was 
satisfi ;d au-w, t.eoy were -;n tc u l r.y re acts. "."hor. one 
alight d ! It timid sit wot io n 1oss for omoni wi w d 
and lioct stretched p to an astonishing height and' then 
bob .its head up end downs number of limes much in the 
nrr,r *r oh Screech owl, and fir,.illy, if all remained 
cptiot, make a short run end iek up ugh® thing from the 
fr ■jshly-turr ?d v r h, Thor rim.*- mere • -ado very quick— 
ly ■, tnouyji awkwardly, i-ot infrequently the bird would 
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ov v ' ' ad '• f3' ’ : ■ : ; ly to." ■ ; in is 
baiuneo. They -reminded re or so many great toads and 
picked up insects in nearly the sane way. I noticed 
t 1 o ■ r. It »i r " i la r : - li to j* - th® 
tips of h • ; ■ wings railing. All ; hat care to the par- 
d u. were - fe: nlos; the males r lanvhile -ere booming high 
in air over Cambridge diver. 
June 4. 
y If O th® Ml I Of ijO r— 
den this evening I r itei the c • • m if the i.*-h ' lav/kc 
In a. hr.r 1.77:iter t. »oy boy-e. % ( arrive and for sometime 
■'Oire c ; ■ u. ’filly i;on:i. • ;..g„ ge,ch irr'l 'ideal '-e — 
win it! nly a minute or two and there were rarely wore 
than three or ''■<or or i-e - round at one time. Several 
alighted within six feet of me and I found that C could 
move .'.bout - •. little without attracting their notice. 
One v: ilch t started suddenly utt >red a clucking whuk, 
ULllk. Their gait whom walking slowly -was todling and 
feeble. As or. previous o.uvs ions hey seemed to be 
picking ■ ..-.sects from th. ; freshly h .uu---.fi earth; but 
if this is really their occupation I cannot imagine why 
the males do not el s• - cono as they cer'-uinl; • ever do. 
« 
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btilllit 8 > ight i *iu 9 jaljL fright 1/7 
-f. fk which he shot us •: started off its egg. Ho did 
eoi se-yt'w *o als» The locality ■ u: e .11 cl sartag 
grovr up -.,-ith low bushes. The egg lay <•<■' a wound' which 
was u :urly y -water. 
