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EGG CHECK LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 
480. Bob-white; American Quaii—orTYX VIRGINIANA. Pure white; 
fifteen to twenty-five, usually about eighteen; pyriform; 1.18 by.o8. 
Nests on the ground. Ee S: 
480a. Florida Quail—-orTYX VIRGINIANA FLORIDANA. Same as those > 
of the preceding species. Nesting habits the same. Fla. 
4806. Texan Quail—orTYX VIRGINIANA TEXANA. Same as those of 
Virginiana, but slightly smaller. Southern Texas and Valley of the Rio Grande. 
481. Mountain Quail-—-oREoRTYX picra. Cream color with a reddish 
tint; six to twelve; 1.47 by 1.12. Nests on the ground. 
Washington Territory, Oregon—Coast region of Cal. 
482. Californian Quail— LOPHORTYX CALIFORNICA. Creamy-white, 
marked with scattered spots of chestnut-brown, golden-red and sometimes 
light-drab; four to sixteen; 1.21 by .gi. Nests on the ground. 
Pacific Province U.S. 
483. Gambel’s Quail—LoPHORTYX GAMBELI. Creamy-white, marked 
with spots of chestnut-red; twelve to seventeen. 1.25 by 1. Nests on 
the ground. Colorado Valley of U.S. 
484 Scaled Quail—-CALLIPEPLA SQUAMATA. Creamy-white, speckled 
with dots of grayish or drab, sometimes reddish; six to twelve; 1.38 
by 98. Table-lands of Mexico and Valley of Rio Grande of Texas. 
486. Great White Heron; Wurdemann’s Heron—arDEA OCCIDEN- 
TALIS. Light bluish green, somewhat elliptical, unspotted; two to three; 
1.82 by 2.40,v. Nests in trees. The nests, like all those of the heron 
family, are loosely arranged with sticks. Fla. 
_ 487. Great Blue Heron—arpgEa HeEROpIAS. Greenish-blue, unspot- 
ted, varying from elliptical to oval in form; 2.70 by 1.68,v. The nests of 
this species are placed in high trees or bushes, usually sycamores, along 
rivers or in retired swamps. In localities destitute of trees the nest is 
placed on rocks. N. A. 
489. American Egret— HERODIAS ALBA EGRETTA. — Bluish- green, 
unspotted, varying from clliptical to oval; two to four; 2.25 by 1.50,v. 
_Nests in trees and bushes. SUS. 
490. Snowy Heron —GarzETTA CANDIDISsSIMA. Pale greenish-blue, 
unspotted, varying from elliptical to oval in form; two to four; 1.82 by 
1.22,v. Nests in trees and bushes. Ses! 
491. Reddish Egret; Peale’s Egret—picHroMANassa RUFA. Light 
bluish-green, unspotted, somewhat elliptical in form; two to four; 2. by 
1:50, v. Nests ‘in trees. S. Fla. 
