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t IP- sj.ni, rally l.uilt in-ar 



. nl f the hori/onlal I. ranch. -s an, I NODBe O6M in.- are 



he.l t<> a twi^' of tli- sprue.-. The pilili-n-civst"! kii 



I, -M ,-^v, ,-i^lit l.,-in_r tli.' usual numlN-r. Tli- 

 eggs are creamy \\hit-- r l.utty -,.m- lia\in^u mu.l.ly aj] 

 At tin- larger i-inl they an- tim-ly sprinkle.! with ] 

 ii Of la\eml.-r. Tin- m.l.h.n-crestr.l kin^l.-t l.n-e.l- 



\ rthern Ontario, Quebec, Neil r.ruu-\\ i.-k \ 



Main.-, ami also, .loiil.tlrss. l.ivr.K all alon^r tin- -tln-rii 



..f tli-- I'nit.-'l Stat.vs. I'tit o\vin^ to its small s,/ 

 I.M.k.-.l. It is a n-^ulai- \\intrr visitor to tin- cit\ 

 \vh.-r-- it t'r.-.|ii'-nts tli,- ^arl.-uv 



Tin- rul.y-cro\vii-<l kin_i;l- I aiv scnice in roll,-.-- 



I ha il skins that w.-iv ol.taim-.l in \\ iiit-r in T.ront... 



This l.inl also lnvr.l.s in tin- north. -rn ti-r of tin- I'liit.--! St 

 ami in Canada. \V. \. I >. >r,-tt took a m-st ami ti\.-.-^, 

 -him- -J.^th. at Twin Lik.-s. C'oloralo. Th- n.-.st \\ a> susj,,.||,l,-,l 

 to tin- lra\,- at tin- mil i >t' a 1 -ranch of a |>im- t r. . t\\- 1\ 

 fnun tlu- p-oiiml. Dr. Men-ill fun ml a m-st of thi- 



eootainiog eight eggs, in Montana, .hint- iMh 



in a fir tr-<-. --i^ht'-.-n f---t fr-.m th.- 

 iml, ami |ilac.-l against tin- trunk, supj.ort.-.l 1-y 

 1- ranch l.-m-ath. ami to which tin- sjd.-s ,,f tin- 



\\.r,- tinnly attach., 1. Mr. ( 'hanih.-rlain n , 

 which v :i at L,-nno\\ ill,-. < t u.-l..-c. May \~>l\\. 1 



This was jiKiisil,-. ami was attach. -.1 to th-- 1. ranch of a small 



itainr.l nine <-^s. ..n- of th.-m a cowl. in! 

 th.- rul.y-cn.u us an- usually s, iiii-jM-nsilr . n.-at 1\ an-l 

 well ma. lc. with walls of thick ^r.-.-n mos.s, aiul lim-.l with 

 mall l.inls, which ar- wov.-n into th.- si,), s anl 

 Lottom ,.f th.- structure. Tin- - -_r^s aiv five to nine in nuin 

 ami are pale l.uti'y. x|vkl.-.l at t In- lar^, r i-ml with .leejH-r 

 | ,..-,: in.l e^s of the rol-in. cellar wax\ 



an, I white-runi].e,l shrike ami also startled a great h. -i 

 ,.wl in one of the Mulls. This laru'e owl is ] :.mou in 



Manitoba, where it Destfl in hollow trees, an. 1 in >]., 

 n.-sts h usually lays tWO " thn-o eggs, al. lik.- 



