Nuttallornis borealis. 
’ _ _ “ ' " " " I ' ' ~ ' 
Maine (Lake Umbagog). 
loUO. 
'O.J 30* 
Juno 11. 
“ 14. 
in. 
19, 
IcjLX . 
r ay 14. 
Several. 
A uowly finished nest m a spruce, Tho old irds dove 
do./ about . y climber’s head although tho . >st w-s; empty.' ^ 
Sot 0-4. Tn cub Sited four . s; hori. ontxl branch 
of tall, si or, dor seruco, near ixtre? Uy an, about four 
Jo >t fyo » trunk; hoi h feet; si tti mg. 
As wo landed near tho spot she loft tho nest and joined 
her Mate, bo to birds utter uir- 1 Ur anxious oil 1-pill- ^ 
i>333 . upon our withdrawing. a lit the distance s' > re¬ 
turned to tho nost i a.uain loavuis- it who: n-y guide began 
to cl irnb ; .ne ' r > „ Moi ih >r o" b-ese birds can * /ory 
W ■ ' ; . .S'. /3 . 
t D-3. [ncv.bated ( three days; near oxt.roi.ity of 
h©i 1 .--, branch of Hftik .wwxeo, ei. hi R»»| rra ... enk; 
■ - t m • .- r ivo feei; f I si mm ; she n ■. pf 
oion wo rapped -.<n the tree and alighted on a dead branch 
no r sat in p<*r#et si 1 once while ,/e took the nest, end' 
eggs « Vho realo (hid not appear and i ha/ 4 seldom hoard 
hii/t near this nest vhich was in- o x *iy bo hi no the 
La k : - a. ■ 
* / WW-CcT 
Z’'™" -1 
Sot '-3. ?r-sh—oxfrowy-.^ m‘ s-m. :.n-ixor,?xil 
, ; - -h'; __ , , .... 
4 - > ; - J t feet; on el o si ngg * 
r 'y guide ascended the tree both she n-b me i- sm: -ed 
about his head “s 
h" 4 :.. —-■■■.a* >■- , . - xorixontai ■■ 
of ixruco, midway bom-v.- ground and top or tree 
s ' !r m . mi ■ ' ■ ■■ •«. 
■ - si tti ng; ■,/. - ii , t out 
■ 'J-rUiv;/ her nor if oho 1--. v/e the rest till r:y guide had 
i • Sh • ad jo in ; j m tr i s 
v ’ : ; < . . u • ; * - '"h-i ■■ <K-n m ^-r>ill - -111, 
;>ux neither bird plunged a out the ci.ir ber*s head nor 
i -mod their bills. 
V 
aw f i vo 
trot. 
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