1879. 
Zonotrichia albicollis. 
(Juno 18] 
1880. 
Maine (Lake Umbagof 
Sot C-4. liicubatod about seven days. Most on 
ground in bod of Yov/’, but not overarched or cohcealod in 
any v/ay. The fornalo vras a young bird v/-ith ashy throat 
and generally plain plumago. She sat very closely and 
after bcjing started chirped aiixionsly. 
June 5. 
15. 
" 17. ' 
Sept. 3' 
Set D-4. Incubated about seven days ; nest araong 
dry ferns under a small brush-heap by the roadside; 
female sitting; she flov;- from th.e nest vmen Isteppod 
on the edge of tne brush—pile, and at once began to utter 
her metallic .chink v/hich called, up tlie male v/ho had been 
s.inging a few rods avray. 
Set E-x. Incubated four days. Nest deep, v/oll 
sunk in the ground, concealed under a small detatchod 
dead limb Ij^'ing on the ground in an opening among firs. 
Thf- foDiale sat closely. I flushed her by brushing 
against the branch. Retui-ning later she was again on 
the nest; she permitted me to get ^Yithin t\ 7 o feet of ho 
her, when I noticed her body was not palpitating as is 
usual in such eases. Wlien started off she plumged in¬ 
to a thicket of firs and kept perfect silence. 
Set E—4. Incubated eight days—nest sunk among 
green moss on top of prostrate log, concealed under a 
deaa fir branch that lay across it. 
A nest v/ith young placed in the s-ide of a mossy 
bank in no v/a;/’ over arched or concealed save by the clus¬ 
tering dv/arf Cornell that surrounded it. The bank was 
fairly snowy v/ith its blossoms v/hich formed a beautiful 
setting for the pretty nest. 
Young on wing. 
Ono singing this evening. 
1882. 
Oct.8-22 The most numerous Sparrow up to about the 18th 
Several soon October 21. 
