1879. 
Siurus nagvius. 
160 
Maino (Lako Umbagog). 
^Juno 3),: be seen until [ had torn av^ay the overhanging earth. 
! The female was sitting, she started off Yrhon I was with¬ 
in a fevr feet raising her extended wings above her back 
and spreading her tail tothe fullest extent. While I 
v/as packing the eggs she vras constantly within fifteen 
feet of me and sometimes almost v/ithin reach of my arm. 
At first she was silent but shortly afterv/ards she began 
a sharp chirping. The male was singing meanwhxlo xn 
the distance buo he did not apuear. 
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18. 
Nest containing four eggs incibatod abouo ten days; 
in root oank, overarched by the earth abovo but not otho 
v;iso concealed. The eggs cou.ld bo seen from in front. 
The female sat so closely that I walked past the face 
of the bank '.Yithout flushing her. Upon returning and 
stooping down at its base she fluttered out directly un¬ 
der my nose. The nest was not more than six inches 
abovo the ground. I notice than when the earth bank is 
entirely abovo high-water-mark the nest is placed near 
the ground. When othorv/iso, it is higher in the bank 
often near its top. ’ 
Sot of five eggs incubated several days. Most in 
ffavity of root-bank about six inches above base. The 
female sao closely; I sav/' her on the nest arid nearly 
touched yher vrith my finger tips when she slid off and 
glided about among the ferns like a mouse, expanding and 
spreading her wings abovo her back. She did not fly at 
all, but continued running about in this manner vrhile 
we remained near the spot; she also kept perfectly si¬ 
lent^ The male did not appear. This nest was simply 
overarched with the bank; it was in the depths of a 
gloomy swamp on B Point. 
They rarely sing now except in early morning. 
Took a young bird in first plumage apparently just 
from the nest. 
1881. : 
May 12. Numbersuinifull ^ong. Alva Cooledgo heard them 
yesterday. 
1880. 
May 16. 
22 , 
24. 
A number singing, several soaring above the woods 
and singing as they descend. 
A female at v/ork on her nest under the projecting 
bank of Cambridge River. The cavity in v/hich she was 
arranging the outer rim of her nest had evidently been 
recently excavated; she gathered her materials from the 
■water s edge and paid no attention to our near presence. 
Two nests; one with two, the other y/i th throe eggs. 
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