SUMMARY. 



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LEAST BITTERN. Botaurus exilis. 



RANGE Temperate North America, from the 

 British Provinces to the West Indies and South 

 America. 



NEST In the thick rushes, along the edge of 

 the water, bending down the tops of water grass 

 and platting it into a snug little nest, about two 

 or three feet above the water. 



EGGS Three or five, pale bluish or greenish- 

 white. 



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BALDPATE. Anas americana. 



RANGE North America from the Arctic 

 ocean south to Guatemala and Cuba. 



NEST On the ground in marshes, of grass 

 and weeds, neatly arranged and nicely hollowed, 

 usually lined with the down and feathers from 

 its own breast. 



EGGS Eight to twelve, of pale buff. 



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PURPLE FINCH. Carpodacus purpureus. 

 Other names : " Purple Grosbeak," " Crimson 

 Pinch," "Linnet." 



RANGE Eastern North America, breeding 

 from Northern United States northward. 



NEST In evergreens or orchard trees, at a 

 moderate distance from the ground. Composed 

 of weed-stalks, bark -strips, rootlets, grasses, all 

 kinds of vegetable fibres, and lined with hairs. 



EGGS Four or five, of a dull green, spotted 

 with very dark brown, chiefly about the larger 

 end. 



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RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER. Melaner- 

 pes carolinus. Other name : " Zebra Bird." 



RANGE Eastern United States, west to the 

 Rocky Mountains, south to Florida and Central 

 Texas. 



NEST In holes in decayed trees, twenty or 

 thirty feet from the ground. 

 EGGS Four or six, glossy white. 



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SAW-WHET OWL. Nyctale acadica. Other 

 name : "Acadian Owl." 



RANGE Whole of North America ; breeding 

 from middle United States northward. 



NEST In holes, trees, or hollow trunks. 



EGGS Four to seven, white. 



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BLACK SWAN. Cygnus. 



RANGE Australia. 



NEST On a tussock entirely surrounded by 

 water. 



EGGS Two to five. 



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SNOWY PLOVER. A egialitis nivosa. 



RANGE Western North America, south to 

 Mexico in winter, both coasts of Central 

 America, and in western South America to 

 Chili. 



NEST On the ground. 



EGGS Three, ground color, pale buff or 

 clay color, marked with blackish-brown spots, 

 small splashes and fine dots. 



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LESSER PRAIRIE HEN. Tympanuchus 

 pallidicinctus. 



RANGE Eastern edge of the Great Plains, 

 from western and probably southern Texas 

 northward through Indian Territory to Kansas. 



NEST On the ground in thick prairie grass, 

 and at the foot of bushes on the barren ground ; 

 a hollow scratched out in the soil, and spar- 

 ingly lined with grasses and a few feathers. 



EGGS Eight to twelve, tawny brown. 



