North American Birds Eggs. 



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l)eing streaked and the latter, bar- 

 red with hh\ekish: the remainder of 

 the upper and underparts are Ithick- 

 ish lirown. Their nests are usually 

 placed in trees, and less often on 

 the ground than are those of the 

 next speeies. These Rouirh-legs 

 are very irregularly ilistributeil. and 

 are nowhere as eoninion as the next. 

 While the greater numl)er nest 

 north of the I'nited States, it is 

 very probable that a great many 

 nest on the higher ranges within 

 our boriiers. The species is often 

 taken in summer, even in Massa- 

 chusetts. They lay three eggs of a 

 bluish white color, l)oldly splashed 

 with thirk brown; size '2.'2o x 1.75. 



348. Ferruginous Rough-leg. A rrhilnifni tOTugincus. 



Range.— North America, 

 west of the Mississippi, breed- 

 ing from the latitude of Col- 

 orado north to the Saskat- 

 chewan region. 



This species nests very 

 ai)undantly along our north- 

 ern states, particularly in 

 Dakota. It is a larger bird 

 than the preceding and can 

 easily be told by its reddish 

 coloration, particularly on 

 the shoulders and tibia. 

 ^^"hile in some localities they 

 ,. ^ nest only in trees, the greater 



;"■' number appear to build their 



nests on the ground or rocky 

 ledges, making a large heap 

 of sticks, weeds and grass. 

 Their three or four eggs are 

 white, beautifullv spotted and 



in endless variety, with various shade* of brown. Size '2.60 \ ■\()(). 



ark Co., N. D., April 29, 1900. Nest built of coarse sticks on a clav 



)llector, Roy Dodd. 



Whit. 



blotched. 

 Data.— St 

 liutte. C( 



349. Golden Eagle. AnuHa clinjxH-tox. 



Range.— North America, west of the Mississippi: most abundant in the Rock- 

 ies and along the Pacific coast ranges. 



This magnificent Idrd. which is even more powerful than the Bald Eagle, 

 measures about 04 inches long, and spreads about 7 feet. Its plumage is a rich 

 brownish black, very old birds being golden brown on the nape. They can be 

 distinguished in all plumages from the Bald Eagle by the completelv feathered 



