SUMMARY. 



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CROWNED PIGEON,— Columbidcs goura. 



Rangb — New Guinea and the neighboring 

 islands. 



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RED-EYED VIREO.— Vireo olivaceus. 



Range — Eastern North America, west to Col- 

 orado, Utah, and British Columbia ; north to 

 the Arctic regions ; south in winter, from Florida 

 to northern South America. Breeds nearly 

 throughout its North American range. 



Nest — Pensile from horizontal branches of 

 trees, five to twenty feet above the ground ; 

 made of vegetable fibres and strips of pliable 

 bark, lined with fine round grasses, horse hairs, 

 and the like. 



Eggs — Three or four, pure white, sparsely 

 sprinkled with fine, dark reddish-brown dots, 

 chiefly at the larger end. 



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FOX SPARROW.— /5z55^r^//a iliaca. 



Range— Eastern North America, west to the 

 plains and Alaska, and from the Arctic coast 

 south to the Gulf states. Winters chiefly south 

 of the Potomac and Ohio rivers. 



Nest— Of grass and moss, lined with grass 

 and fine feathers ; on the ground, concealed by 

 the drooping branches of evergreens. 



Eggs — Four or five, pale bluish green, 

 speckled, spotted, and blotched with reddish- 

 brown, or uniform chocolate brown. 



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BOB-WHLTE.—Colinusvirginianus. 



Range — Eastern United States ; west to the 

 Dakotas, Kansas, Indian Territory and eastern 

 Texas ; north to southern Maine and Southern 

 Canada ; south to the Atlantic and Gulf States. 



Nest — On the ground, of grasses, straws, 

 leaves, or weeds. 



Eggs — Fifteen to twenty-five, often only 

 twelve, but usually about eighteen, of pure 

 white. 



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PASSENGER PIGEON— Edopisles migra- 

 iorius. Other name : " Wild Pigeon." 



Range — Eastern North America, from Hud- 

 son Bay southward, and west to the Great Plains, 

 st:^-aggling thence to Nevada and Washington 

 Breeding range now mainly restricted to por- 

 tions of the Canadas and the northern border of 

 the United States, as far west as Manitoba and 

 the Dakotas. 



Nest— In trees; a mere platform of sticks. 



Eggs — Usually one, never more than two, 

 pure white, and broadly elliptical in shape. 



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SHORT-EARED OWL.— Asio accipitrinus. 

 Other name : " Marsh Owl." 



Range — Entire North America ; nearly cos- 

 mopolitan. 



Nest — On the ground in the matted grass of 

 marsh land, of a few sticks, soft grasses, and 

 some of its own feathers. 



Eggs — Four to seven, white, and oval in shape. 



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ROSE COCKATOO.— Caca^«a Leadbeateri. 



Range — South Australia. 



NEST — In holes of decayed trees, or in fissures 

 of rocks. 



Eggs — Two, of pure white. 



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 MOUNTAIN PKKTPlTiGE—Oreortyx pic- 



tus. other name : " Plumed Partridge. " 

 Range — Pacific coast from San Francisco 



north to Washington. 

 Nest — On the ground, consisting of a bed of 



dead leaves, under a bush or tuft of grass or 



weeds. 

 Eggs — Six to twelve, of a cream color with a 



reddish tint. 



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