SUMMARY 



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BALD EAGLE. Haliczetus leucocephalus. 

 Other names: "White-headed Eagle," "Bird 

 of Washington," " Gray Eagle," "Sea Eagle." 

 Dark brown. Head, tail, and tail coverts white. 

 Tarsus, naked. Young with little or no white. 



RANGE North America, breeding through- 

 out its range. 



NEST Generally in tall trees. 



EGGS Two or three, dull white. 



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SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER. ^Egialitis 

 semi-palmetto,. Other names: " American Ring 

 Plover," "Ring Neck," "Beach Bird." Front, 

 throat, ring around neck, and entire under 

 parts white ; band of deep black across the 

 breast ; upper parts ashy brown. Toes con- 

 nected at base. 



RANGE North America in general, breeding 

 in the Arctic and sub-arctic districts, winters 

 from the Gulf States to Brazil. 



NEST Depression in the ground, with lining 

 of dry grass. 



EGGS Three or four ; buffy white, spotted 

 with chocolate. 



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MALLARD DUCK. Anas boschas. Other 

 names : ' ' Green-head , " " Wild Duck. ' ' Adult 

 male, in fall, winter, and spring, beauti- 

 fully colored ; summer, resembles female 

 sombre. 



RANGE Northern parts of Northern Hemis- 

 phere. 



NEST Of grasses, on the ground, usually 

 near the water. 



EGGS Six to ten ; pale green or bluish white. 



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AMERICAN AVOCET. Recurvirostra 

 americana. Other names: "White Snipe," 

 "Yelper," "Lawyer," "Scooper." 



RANGE Temperate North America. 



NEST A slight depression in the ground. 



EGGS Three or four; pale olive or buffy clay 

 color, spotted with chocolate. 

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CANVAS -BACK. Ay thy a vallisneria. 

 Other names: "White-back," "Bull-neck," 

 "Red -headed Bull-neck." 



RANGE North America. Breeds only in the 

 interior, from northwestern states to the Arctic 

 circle ; south in winter to Guatemala. 



NEST On- the ground, in marshy lakesides. 



EGGS Six to ten; buffy white, with bluish 

 tinge. 



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WOOD DUCK. Aix sponsa. Coloring,, 

 varied ; most beautiful of ducks. Other names: 

 "Summer Duck," "Bridal Duck," "Wood 

 Widgeon," "Tree Duck." 



RANGE North America. Breeds from 

 Florida to Hudson's Bay ; winters south. 



NEST Made of grasses, usually placed in a 

 hole in tree or stump. 



EGGS Eight to fourteen ; pale, buffy white. 



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SNAKE BIRD. Anhinga anhinga. Other 

 names: " Water Turkey," "Darter," "Water 

 Crow," " Grecian Lady." 



RANGE Tropical and sub-tropical America. 



NEST Of sticks, lined with moss, rootlets, 

 etc., in a bush or tree over the water. 



EGGS Two to four ; bluish white, with a 

 chalky deposit. 



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AMERICAN WOODCOCK. Philohela 

 minor. Other names : "Bog-sucker," "Mud 

 Snipe," " Blind Snipe." 



RANGE Eastern North America, breeding 

 throughout its range. 



NEST Of dried leaves, on the ground. 



EGGS Four ; buffy, spotted with shades of 

 rufous. 



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WHITE-WINGED SCOTER. Oidemia 

 deglandi. Other names: "American Velvet 

 Scoter," ''White-winged Coot," "Uncle Sam 

 Coot." 



RANGE Northern North America ; breeding 

 in Labrador and the fur countries ; south in 

 winter. 



NEST On the ground, beneath bushes. 



EGGS Six to ten ; pale, dull buff. 



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SNOWY HERON. Ardea candidissima. 

 Other names : ' ' Little Egret, " " White-crested 

 Egret," "White Poke." 



RANGE Tropical and temperate America. 



NEST A platform of sticks, in bushes, over 

 water. 



EGGS Three to five ; pale, dull blue. 



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