1873. 
Aug. 23. 
1874. 
Aug. 2> . 
1876. 
28. 
Jtine 26. 
12 . 
22 . 
1882. 
Oct.8-22 
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Coryle alcyon. 
Maine (Lake Umbagog). 
Not nearly as abundant as in Julv. 
A brood of six young, appa,rontly just from the nest, 
on Carnbi'idgG River above the dam. They v/erG very noisy, 
keeping up a continual rattling, more subdued in tone, 
but othervnisG similar to that of the adult. 
A pair at v/ork excavating a hole in a greavol ba,nk 
exposed by tlio cutting of a drairu. 
Dug out tlio riost found May 28. Found it empty al¬ 
though the hole v/as coirpl^tod. It v/ont in three root 
inclining slightly to the loft and ending in an oblong 
cJiamber a,bout a, foot long by ten inches v/ido. 
A nest ina sand bank near Brown’s Tavern, Grafton, 
contained seven fresh eggs. The hole penetrated only 
about threo feet. 
Set of seven eggs incubated a few days. 
Set B—7. Bank about tvro feet hig^ by roadside; 
hole entered about five feet; eggs laid on a heap of 
fine fish-bonos in a pocket at the extremity. Female 
sitting, we thumped on the ground above and thi’ust in a 
polo v^ithout starting her, but shortly aftorv/’ards as v;e 
v/ero standing in frr ot of of the bank, she came out with 
a heavy flutter and flev/ off over the woods. Nor did 
return although we hoard horr rattling in the 
sue 
This hole -v/as at least an eighth of a 
eggs incubated about threo days. 
diE tan© 
ile from the Jiako; 
Set G~o. Incubatodso ven o.ays——bank of Cambridge 
River below B Meadow; the hole penetrated about five 
feet in sandy loam; eggs laid on nest of fine fish-bon- 
female flov/ from the holev/hon vra stamped on the bank 
above. 
Set D—6. Fresh. Hole in side pf sandy mound in 
pasture, penetrating horizontally about five feet; ogg£ 
laid on a bed oi fine fish fjones; the rnalo caught on 
the nest; upon examining him I found that ho was incu- 
baiing. This nest was in Abbott’s pasture. There 
was no barik proper, the birds having simply pierced a 
hole in the side of a little mound v/-hero the earth k d 
crumbled somewhat. 
Common during our stay but their numbers diminished 
to?mrds its close. 
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