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VESTS A.V/7 EGOS OF 



In natural cavities of trees, in ancient ruins, in towers of churches, both in tke 

 nuntry and cities, even in London. The material used consists of sticks, twigs, hay, 

 wool and feathers, all arranged in a slovenly manner. When the n-est is placed in 

 rooks, it is said that no material is used. The eggs, which are rounded-oval in fm-'u. 

 ur or five in number, sometimes six. They vary from a reddish to yellowish, 

 ipeckled, spott. !i'l with omn^r-brown and reddish-brown. A great varia- 



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1. KESTREL (From Biehm>. 



lion exists in the style and amount of markings in a large series of eggs. Four 



eggs :n Staffordshire, England, May 12, 1884, measure 1.42x1.20, 1.48x1.24, 



1.50x1.30, 1.53x1.24. A set of five eggs taken from an old church spire in County 



;m. ir.-hu ,. 1883, gives the following measurements: 1.58x1.30. i.66x 



1.24. 



36O. AMERICAN SPARROW HAWK, l-'uln, .s/m/ / ///. I, inn. (ieog. Dist 



ast of ill.- Rocky Mountains, south to Northern South America. 

 This beautiful lin]. H.iwk is abundant everywhere in North America in its sev- 

 pral gMwnphirai races, and is familiar to every boy who has been in the fields. 



