52 EGG CHECK LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 
pyriform; three; 1.30 by .95,v. Eggs placed on the ground on islands 
of decaying vegetation. Breeds at large in North America. N. A. 
695. Noddy Tern—anous srotipus. Ashy-yellow, spotted and 
blotched with pale chocolate-brown and lilac, oval; two or three; 1.85 by 
1.45.v. Nest placed in trees. ‘Texas to Fla. 
698. Richardson’s Jaeger—STERCORARIUS CREPIDATUS. Deep’ yellow- 
ish or greenish.brown, spotted and blotched with brown and umber of 
varying shades, oval; two or three; 2.12 by 1.55,7. Eggs placed on the 
ground. Coast of U.S. from New York northwest. 
699. Long-tailed Jaeger—sTERCORARIUS PARASITICUS. Deep yellowish- 
brown, spotted, blotched and lined with reddish brown and umber of 
varying shades, pointed oval; two or three; 2.15 by 1.50,7. Eggs placed 
on the ground. Arctic seacoast of America. 
705. Fulmar Petrel—rurmarus GLacraLis. Pure white, shell very 
brittle, elliptical; one; 2.75 by 2.,v. Eggs placed in holes of rocky cliffs. 
Northern Atlantic. 
712. Dusky Shearwater—purFFINUS AUDUBONI. Pure white, elliptical, 
one; 1.85 by 1.25,7. Eggs placed in holes of cliffs. ‘Southern Coast of U.S. 
721. Stormy Petrel; Mother Carey’s Chicken—PROCELLARIA PELAGICA. 
White, obscurely dotted with reddish-brown on the larger end, elliptical; 
one; 1.10 by .75,7. Eggs placed in holes of cliffs. 
Atlantic Ocean, Banks of Newfoundland. 
722. Wilson’s Petrel—ocEANITES OCEANICA. Chalky-white, occasion- 
ally spotted with purplish, sometimes in a ring around the larger end, 
elliptical; one; 1.10 by .80. Nests in burrows. , Atlantic Coast. 
723. Leach’s Petrel—cyMOCHOREA LEUCORRHOA. Chalky-white, dotted 
finely on the larger end, often in a ring, with purplish-red and lilac, ellip- 
tical; one; 1.25 by .go.- Nests in burrows. (See Notes.) 
Atlantic Coast from Mass. to Baffin’s Bay. 
731. American Red-necked Grebe—PpopiICEPS HOLBOLLI. Greenish or 
yellowish-white, oval; eight to ten; 2.05 by 1.35,v. Nest is placed in a 
swamp or marsh near water. Fur countries, Atlantic States. 
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732. Horned Grebe—pyTes AuriItTus. © Uniform yellowish-cream color, 
ovoidal: four to six; 1.85 by 1.20,v. Nest is placed near the water's 
edge of some pond or marsh, sometimes on floating debris. N. ae 
