36 EGG CHECK LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 
4366. Western Red-tail—BUTEO BOREALIS CALURUS. Dirty bluish- 
white, marked more or less over the entire surface with dashes, lines and 
blotches of a light tint of brown, mixed with lighter purplish-brown. 
These markings run with the length of the egg; two to four; 2.25 by 
1.79. Nest placed in trees. W. N. A. 
439. Red-shouldered Hawk—sureo tineatus.  Bluish-white, spotted 
and blotched irregularly with brown and umber of varying shades; three 
or four; 2.20 by 1.75. Nest placed in high trees. US: 
439a. Red-bellied Hawk—sbuTEO LINEATUS ELEGANS. . Dingy-white, 
with a brownish tinge marked with blotches of an umber color; these look 
as though they were hastily brushed over lengthwise of the egg; three or 
four; 2. by 1.79. The nest is placed in tall trees. W. U. S. 
442. Swainson’s Hawk—suTeEo swarnsoni. Yellowish-white, spotted 
and blotched irregularly and rather faintly with reddish-brown, with occa- 
sional markings of purple; four to six; 2.30 by 1.75. Nest placed in trees 
or bushes. W. Uses: 
443. Broad-winged Hawk—suUTEO PENNSYLVANICUS. Grayish or dirty- 
white, spotted and blotched with light umber, reddish, yellowish and pur- 
plish-brown, with a dull shading approaching black; three or four; 2.09 
by 1.61. Nest placed in trees. E, Nasi 
447. American Rough-legged Hawk—aAaRrcHIBUTEO LAGOPUS SANCTI- 
JOHANNIS. Yellowish-white, with faint markings and blotches of a pur- 
plish-brown, over these are diffused confluent blotches of russet-brown; 
four; 2.10 by 1.74. Nests in trees and on rocks. N. A. 
449." Golden Eagle —AQUILA CHRYSAETUS, CANADENSIS. Creamy or 
dirty-white, occasionally immaculate, but usually spotted and blotched with 
pale reddish-brown, sometimes there is added a faint tinge of purple, 
nearly spherical; three; from 2.65 to 3. in length by from 2.35 to 2.15 
in breadth. Nests on the shelves of steep and rocky cliffs. N. A. 
451. Bald Eagle; Gray Eagle—HALIHETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS. Ashy 
or dirty-white, unspotted; two to four. They measure about three inches 
by 2.75. Nest is usually placed in high trees, sometimes on rocky cliffs. 
N. A. 
453. Californian Condor—psEUDOGRYPHUS CALIFORNIANUS. Pale green- 
ish-blue, unspotted; two or three; 4.40 by 2.50. Nests on the ground or 
on the bare rocks of solitary peaks. W. N. A. 
ADA. Turkey Buzzard—caATHARTES AURA. Creamy or yellowish-white, 
variously blotched and splashed with different shades of brown and usually. 
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