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692 [[underlined]] Passerella iliaca [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]], nest, & 4 eggs.  Nest on the ground at foot of a large birch in rather dense woods.  Nest very slightly protected & hidden by a small tuft of grass.  Female flew off to some distance when disturbed - she was snared at the nest.  Ft Res. June 14. K.

693 [[underlined]] Melospiza lincolnii [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] nest & 5 eggs. Ft Res. June 14.  Nest on ground in bunch of grass, in rather open dry place.  [[female symbol]] permitted me to approach very close to her, & I finally caught her on the nest with my beating net. K.