INDEX TO KEY TO EGGS. 



Group i. White eggs (unmarked) 



Section i. Nest on branches of trees or bushes 



Eggs less than .60 inch long 



Eggs from .60 to .85 inches long 



Eggs between .go and 1.25 inches long. 



Eggs more than 1.50 inches long 



Xest in hole in tree, stump, or post 



Eggs less than .80 inch long 



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Section 2. 

 Part I 

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 Part 4 

 Part 5 



Section 3. 



Section 4. 

 Part I 

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Section 5. 

 Part I 

 Part 2 



Section 6. 



Eggs from .98 to 1.25 inches long 



Eggs from 1.25 to 1.75 inches long 



Eggs more than 1.75 inches long 



Nest about dwellings, bams, and out-buildings 



Nest in open fields on ground or in bunch of grass 



Eggs less than 1.50 inches long 



Eggs more than 1.50 inches long 



Nest in hole in bank 



Eggs less than i inch long 



Eggs more than i inch long 



Nest in swampy places, in reeds or grass, on ground, 



or on floating vegetation 



Eggs less than i inch long 



Eggs between i and 1.50 inches long 



Eggs more than 1.50 inches long 



Group 2. Eggs blue or greenish blue (unmarked) 



Section i. Nest on branches of trees or bushes 



Eggs less than .76 inch long 



Eggs from .77 to i inch long 



Eggs from i inch to 1.35 inches long 



Eggs more than 1.35 inches long 



Nest in hole in tree, stump, or post 



Nest about dwellings and bams 



Nest in open fields, on ground, or in bunch of grass 



Nest in swampy places, in reeds, or grass, on ground, or 



on floating vegetation 



Group 3. Eggs not white or blue (unmarked) 



Section i. Nest on branches of trees or bushes 



Nest in hole in tree, stump, or post 



Nest about dwellings, and bams, and buildings 



Nest in open fields, on ground, or in bunch of grass 



Nest on ground, in woods, in dry places 



Nest in swampy places, in reeds or grass, on ground, or 



on floating vegetation 



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