Olbiorchilus hieinalis. 
Maine (Lake Umbagog ). 
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18*71 
May 30- 
Juna 10. 
1872. 
Juno : — 1- 
1874. 
&U'g. 
1870. 
fay 20, 
« on 
27. 
28, 
Jfttto 22, 
1879. 
May 24, 
x^Conmoii. Tho males sang at all times of the day but 
especially in tho early morning and just at sunset. 
So shy ’/ere they, that va did not take a single speci¬ 
men, and only once did got so much as a night at oho. 
/^Although those 'Irons vroro numerous and continually 
singing vo did not succeed in getting a shot at any of 
them, ^ 
2^ 
Hoard a male in full song, 
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Carr} upon a large brood of young near the Stone 
Path. They //ore very tame, one of then, coning up al¬ 
most v/ithin roach of my hand as X stood motionless. 
They fee ual calling in fine, shrill whist** 
ling tones., which reminded no of that of err tain Thrushes 
during tho breeding season. 
Singing every whore and much more u Readily and oner— 
gotically than X ever hoard thorn before. k 
tyr This : oc u is about shyest 1 Lrd ring that 
I have over tried to shoot. It 
,, ^ m spring 
is almost impossible 
to got within range of one or to see him when you do, 
I saw one to-day go rtovm between the logs of a rude 
bridge and walking out on tho structure very cautiously 
spied him hopping bout directly und >r g ’eat c i Lng 
spiders and occ; sioi lly picking an t w ie Insect from 
the surface of a pool of water. The song of thisWron 
is ono of tho best to bo hoard ir this region. Tho 
notes are remarkably like those of a music box both in 
tono and method of do1ivory. 
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A male sings at all times of tho day in the woods 
behind tho house and once or twice t '■ eve hoard him lit 
tho vood-pilo noar tho barn. 
They sin.g very little now, and only i: early morn¬ 
ing and again at sunset. 
Tho woods are filled with th >ir delicious music. 
As X was sitting on a log i;. a secluded glen one came and 
sang within ton yards of mo. While singing his tail was 
depressed, and in ti e intorv.:1s between tho songs ho 
bobbed up and down with a bowing motion. 
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