424. APPENDIX. 
138. 
(<x) ‘50long. Hummingbird. §22, I. 
[The eggs of the buzzard-hawks and of Traill’s Flycatcher may sometimes be 
white. See §II, A, d.] 
- Nest on the ground, or very near it. 
Ay. 1°80X1°35. Occasionally marked. Marsh Hawk. §27, I. 
Ay. 1°50X1°30. Normally, almost spherical. Short-eared Owl. §26, II, B. 
Ay. 1:20>%'90. Blue-tinged, and nearly elliptical. Least Bittern. 
Ay. 1201-00. White, often stained, and almost pointed at oneend. Quail. §31. 
Av. ‘70°55, usually marked. Nest built near water. Yellow Throat. §9, II, A. 
Nest about buildings (2, 3, 6, usually in bird-boxes, 4 in chimneys). 
> 150X1:25. Impure white. Barn Owl. §26, I. 
> °85x<°65. Purple Martin. §12, V. 
< ‘80°60. White-bellied Swallow. §12, III. 
Av. ‘70°40. Chimney Swift. §21, I. 
Ay. *75‘57. Nest built on beam, or under eaves. Pewee. §19, III. 
Ay. 80°60, usually blue. Bird with chestnut breast. Blwe Bird. §2, 1. 
Eggs laid in a burrow in a bank of sand or sometimes gravel. 
> 1:251:00. Kingfisher. §23, I. 
<1:00%°75. Bank Swallow. §12, IV. 
Nest built among reeds, or in tall meadow-grass. 
Eggs small and brittle. Short-billed Marsh Wren. §7, II, A. 
- Nest very bulky, and built of sticks on cliffs. 
+ > 3°00X2°25. Impure white; usually marked. Golden Eagle. §27, VU. 
Color, blue, bluish-green, or greenish-blue, dark in “5” only. 
- Nest made in trees (or bushes). 
2°25X1'75 or more. Extremely light. Occasionally marked. Goshawk. §27, IV. 
Av. 1:15X°85. Bird with reddish or dun breast, unmarked. Mobin. §1, 1, F. 
1:00:70 or more. Bird’s breast thickly spotted. Tail, dusky-olive. Wood 
Thrush. §1,1, A. 
Ay. *85<°60. Bird, soft reddish-brown above, slightly spotted beneath. 
Wilsows Thrush. §1,1,B. (Nest generally on the ground.) 
Av. ‘90°65. Dark emerald green. Nest often in thicket. Cat-bird. §1, II, B. 
*95<°65, light blue. ¢, dark blue; 2, warm brown and flaxen. Blue Grosbeak. 
§15, XXI. 
115X857, usually dull. Nest loose and frail. ) Black ( -billed §24, I, B. 
Ay. 1:25°87, rather light. ( Eggs long or elliptical. ) Yellow ( Cuckoo. ) §24, 1, A. 
. Eggs laid in a hollow tree or post, or in a bird-box. 
Ay. 80°60. Blue Bird. §2,1. 
. Nest made on the ground. 
Av. < ‘75X55? Nest made in dry fields. Black-throated Bunting. §15, XIX. 
> ‘75x55. Nest made in wet woods, etc. Wilson’s Thrush. §1,1, B. 
- Nest about buildings. 
Ay.1:15X‘85. Robin. §1,1, F. 
