SUMMARY. 



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MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD.— Sialia ardica. 

 Other names: "Rocky Mountain" and 

 "Arctic Bluebird." 



Range — Rocky Mountain region, north to 

 Great Slave Lake, south to Mexico, west to the 

 higher mountain ranges along the Pacific. 



Xest — Placed in deserted Woodpecker holes, 

 natural cavities of trees, nooks and corners of 

 barns and outhouses ; composed of dry grass. 



Eggs — Commonly five, of pale, plain greenish 

 blue. 



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ENGLISH SPARKOW— Passer domesticus. 

 Other names: "European Sparrow," "House 

 Sparrow." 



Range— Southern Europe. Introduced into 

 and naturalized in North America, Australia, 

 and other countries. 



Nest— Of straw and refuse generally, in 

 holes, boxes, trees, any place that will aflFord 

 protection. 



Eggs — Five to seven. 



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ALLEN'S HUMMING B'&Xi—Selasphorus 

 alien i. 



Raxge — Pacific coast, north to British Colum- 

 bia, east to southern Arizona. 



Nest — Plant down, covered with lichens. 



Eggs — Two, white. 



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GREEN- WINGED TEAL.— Anas caroli- 

 nensjs. 



Range — North America, migrating south to 

 Honduras and Cuba. 



Nest — On the ground, in a thick growth 

 of grass. 



Eggs — Five to eight, greenish-buflF, usually 

 oval. 



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BLACK GROUSE— 7V/rao letrix. Other 

 name: " Black Cock. " 



Range — Southern Europe and the British 

 Islands. 



Nest — Carelessly made, of grasses and stout 

 herbage, on the ground. 



Eggs — Six to ten, of yellowish gray, with 

 spots of light brown. 



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AMERICAN ELAMmGO.—Phfjenicoplerus 

 ruber. 



Range. — Atlantic coasts of sub-tropical and 

 tropical America ; Florida Keys. 



Nest — Mass of earth , sticks, and other 

 material scooped up to the height of several feet 

 and hollow at the top. 



Eggs. — One or two, elongate-ovate in shape, 

 with thick shell, roughened with a white flakey 

 substance, but bluish when this is scraped off. 

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VERDIN. — Auriparus flaviceps. Other 

 name : " Yellow-headed Bush Tit." 



Range — Northern regions of Mexico and 

 contiguous portions of the United States, from 

 southern Texas to Arizona and Lower California. 



Nest — Globular, the outside being one mass 

 of thorny twigs and stems interwoven, and 

 lined with feathers. 



EGG.S — Three to six, of a bluish or greenish 

 white color, speckled with reddish brown. 

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BRONZED CRACKLE.- (?z/wa/7« quiscula 

 ceneus. 



Range — Eastern North America from the 

 Alleghanies and New England north to Hudson 

 Bay, west to the Rocky Mountains. 



Nest — In sycamore trees and oak woodlands 

 a coarse bulky structure of grasses, knotty roots, 

 mixed with mud, lined with horse hair or wool. 



Eggs — Four to six, of a light greenish or 

 smoky-blue, with lines, dots, blotches and 

 scrawls on the surface. 



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RING-NECKED PHEASANT— /%a^m««5 

 iorqualus. 



Range — Throughout China ; have been 

 introduced into England and the United States. 



Nest — On the ground under bushes. 



Eggs — Vary, from thirteen to twenty. 

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YELLOW - BREASTED CHAT. — Ideria 

 virens. 



R.ange — Eastern United States to the Great 

 Plains, north to Ontario and southern New 

 England ; south in winter through eastern 

 Mexico to Northern Central America. 



Nest — In briar thickets from two to five feet 

 up, of withered leaves, dry grasses, strips of 

 bark, lined with finer grasses. 



Eggs — Three or four, white, with a glossy 

 surface. 



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