Nest: Composed of a little grass and a quantity off fine shredded bark fibers. Situated in a hole in a shrub 20 feet from the ground indense swampy woods. Entrance to best well smeared with fir pitch on the outside of the hole. Eggs: 5. Dimensions of Eggs: 58x.46, 57x 46, 55x.44, 56x . 45, 57x.45. Incubation: Slight. Identity: Birds well seen.
Field collection place:
Orono, Maine
Field collector(s):
O W Knight; Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology
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