56 EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN lURDS. 



327. Swallow-tailed Kite, JElanoides forficatus. Eggs, 

 2 to 4, oval, greenish white, spotted and blotched irregularly 

 and broadly with brown and umber of varying shades : 1.18 -|- 

 1.87 to 1.50 -f- 1.97. Breeds throughout Southern United 

 States, from Pennsylvania and Minnesota, southward through- 

 out Central and South America, westward to the Great Plains, 

 in May. Nests placed in trees. 



328. White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus. Eggs, 4 to 6, 

 rather spherical, bluish white, irregularly but boldly spotted 

 and blotched with brown and umber of varying shades ; 1.44 

 -f 1.62 to 1.48 -j- 1.64. Breeds throughout Southern United 

 States, from South Carolina, Southern Illinois, and California, 

 southward to Chili and Buenos Ayres ; in May in the United 

 States. Nests in trees. 



329. Mississippi Kite, Ictinia Mississippiensis. Eggs, 2 

 or 3, rather spherical, greenish white, thickly spotted and 

 blotched with deep chocolate, brown, and black ; 1.30 -|- 

 1.50 to 1.32 -\- 1.52, Breeds from Southern United States, 

 southward from South Carolina, on the coast, and Wisconsin 

 and Minnesota, in the interior, to Mexico, in May. Nests in 

 trees. 



330. Everglade Kite, Hostrhamus sociahilis. Eggs, 1 or 

 2, oval, bluish white, spotted and blotched irregularly with 

 brown and umber of varying shades; 1.40 -j- 1.55 to 1.55 -j- 

 1.76. Breeds in Southern Florida, in the Everglades, in 

 April ; also in Cuba, Eastern Mexico, Central America, south- 

 ward through Eastern South America to the Argentine Re- 

 public. Nests placed on the tops of grass or in low bushes. 



331. Marsh Hawk, Circus hxidsonius. Eggs, 4 to 6, some- 

 times 7 and 8, oval, greenish white, occasionally finely spotted 

 with pale brown or lilac ; 1,42 -|- 1.80 to 1,45 + 1.88, Breeds 

 throughout North America m suitable locations, south to 

 Panama, in the more northern sections in May. Nests usually 

 placed on the ground in marshy districts. 



332. Sharp-shinned Haavk, Accijnter velox. (Type, Plate 

 V.) Eggs, 3 to 5, rather spherical, bluish white, quite 



