A— SHELL WHITE OR WHITISH— Coj^ttnued. 



No 



Size of Egirs 

 in Short- 

 diameter. 



Size of Esgs 

 in Long- 

 diameter. 



Color Of Siiell. 



Number 

 ill 11 Set. 



Location, Position, Materials, Size, etc., .of Nest. 



English and Latin Name of B 



ird. 



]9 



.51 to .58 



.68 to .84 



While. 



4 to 6 



Nest of feathers, etc, in deserted Woodpecker's nests and natural cavities 

 in trees near water; also in bird-boxes. 



White-bellied Swallow. 

 Tachycineta bicolor. 





20 



.50 10 .54 



.6S to .76 



White. 



4 to G 



Nest in holes excavated by the birds, in the banks of streams and ponds, 

 seldom more than three feet above the water, also in crevices in masonry of 

 bridge piers, etc. Nest of feathers aud straws. 



Rongh-winged Swallow. 

 Stelgidopteryx scrripennls. 





21 



.47 to .59 



.60 to .72 



White. 



4 to 6 



Nest in holes in banks of rivera, etc., usually in colonies and hii,di above 

 the water. Composed of feathers, etc. 



Bank Swallow. 

 Cotile riparia. 





00 



.34 or .35 



.50 



White. 



o 



Nest in trees, bushes, and vines, in woods or about gardens and orchards; 

 nest covered with liehens. Smallest in the State. 



Ruby-throated Humming Bi 

 Trochilus colubris. 



rd. 



B— SHELL BLUE OR BLUISH, OR GREEN OR GREENISH. 



No 



Size of Eggs 

 in Short- 

 diameter. 



1.75 to 1.90 



1.60 to 1.72 



1.45 to 1.60 

 1.40 to 1.00 

 1.08 to 1.20 



.04 to 1.00 

 .85 to .97 

 .78 to .89 



.71 to .86 

 .65 to .80 



.60 to .68 

 .60 lo .75 



.58 to .68 

 .61 to .67 

 .55 to .65 



.5'2 to .59 



.50 to .56 



Size of Eggs 



in Long 



diameter. 



2.50 to 2.75 



2.12 to 2.30 



LSO to 2.10 

 1.95 to 2.20 

 1.46 to L66 



1.10 to L27 



1.13 to 1.33 

 L05 to 1,17 



LOO to 1.20 

 .95 to 1.10 



.82 10 .93 

 .80 to 1.05 



.85 to .95 

 .SO to .87 

 .73 to .86 



.69 to .81 



.60 to .67 



Color of Shell. 



Number 

 in a Set. 



Bluish-green. 



GreenishoTgreenlsh- 

 white. Smooth, with 

 an oily feeling. 



Greenish-bine. 



Brownish o 1 i v e ■ 

 green. Dark. 



Bluish-green. 



Pale blue. 

 Pale bluish-green. 

 Pale bluish-green. 



Blue. 



Blue, about the same 

 as the above. 



Greenish-blue. 

 Rich bluish-green. 



Greenish-l)lue. 



Bluish tinted. 



Blue. 



Bluish tinted. 



Bluish-green, tinted. 



3 to 4 



6 to 10 



3 to 6 

 3 to 



2 to 5 



3 to 5 



3 to 6 

 3 to 



3 to 5 

 3 to 5 



3 to 5 

 3 to 5 



3 to 5 



3 to 6 



4 to 5 



3 to 5 



4 to 6 



Location, Position, Materials, Size, etc., of Nest. 



Nest of sticks, etc., in tall trees near water, usually sycamore trees. Often 

 a number of nests near one another. Occasionally nes"t situated on a rocky 

 blull'. 



Nest on the ground, in or near wet places. Composed of grass, weeds, Mallard, 

 feathers, etc. Anas boseas. 



Engli.sb and Latin Name of Bird. 



Great Blue Heron. 

 Ardea herodias. 



Nest in woods, frequently near a pond or stream ; high up in trees. Com- 

 posed of sticks, etc. Eggs about the last of April. 



Nest on the ground in weedy and busliy marshes, and in grassy bogs. 



Nest in trees or bushes, usually in or uearswampy places or streams. Low 

 trees in thickets on i.slands, and in marshes, and also old orchard trees, often 

 con.siderable distance from water, furnish favorite sites. Composed of sticks. 



Nest on the ground, in bushes, or, as is usnallv the case, in a tussock of tall 

 grass in a marsh. Composed of gi'ass, etc. 



Nest in woods in bushes, trees, and vines. A shallow alTair made of sticks, 

 catkins, etc. 



Nest same as above species, but a trifle smaller. These eggs and also those 

 of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo may occasionallv be found in nests of other 

 birds. 



Nest in trees, on fence- rails, in out-buildings, etc. .\lwavs easily recognized 

 by its mud superstructure and lining of blades of grass. 



Nest in bushes and low trees in retired wood.s. Lined with black rootlets. 

 Superstructure of mud, rotten wood, etc. Diameter of cavity from 2V to S^ 

 inches. 



Nest on the ground, generally in damp places. Composed of leaves, weed- 

 stems, etc., lined with bark, rootlets, grasses, and sometimes hair. 



Nest in bushes and low trees, usually in briers in woods, also in s-arden 

 bushes, and rarely in an orchard tree. Bnlkv. Composed of sticks and'weed- 

 stems, and lined with rootlets, etc. 



Nest on the ground, or near it in a bush or tussock of grass. Nest and 

 eggs very similar to No. 11. Diameter of cavity about 2J^ inches. 



Nest composed of weed-fibres, hairs, grasses, etc. Built in natural cavities 

 in woods or open land, also in bird-boxes and deserted Wookpecker's nests. 



Nest usually on the ground, or near it in a bunch of grass or clover, in 

 open fields. Rarely a nest is built in a bush. Composed of weed-stem.s, 

 grass, etc. 



Nest in bushes and trees in woods, along fence tows, and wherever bushes 

 and weeds grow. Composed of weed-stems, fibres, grasses, web, etc. Lined 

 with split grasses. 



Nest in trees, bnslies, and thistles, both in town and countrv. Usnallv eggs 

 are laid in July or August, seldom earlier. Diameter or cavitv about2 ijiclies. 



Cooper's Hawk. 

 Accipiter cooperi. 



American Bittern. 

 Botaurus ientiginosus. 



Green Heron. 

 Butorides vircscens. 



Least Bittern. 

 Ardetta exilis. 



Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 

 Coccyzus americanus. 



Black-billed Cuckoo. 

 Coccyzus erythropthalmu-s. 



.\meriean Robin. 

 Mcrula migrator! a. 



Wood Thrush. 

 Hylocichla mustclina. 



Hermit Thrush. 



Hylocichla unalascae pallasi. 



Catbird. 



Gaieoseoptcs caroliuensis. 



Wilson Thrush. 

 Hylocichla fuscescens. 



Bluebird. 

 Sialia sialis. 



Blaek-throated Bunting. 

 Spiza americana. 



Indigo Bunting. 

 Passerina cyanca 



American Goldfinch. 

 Astragalinus tristis. 



C— SHELL NEITHER WHITE OR WHITISH, NOR BLUE OR BLUISH, OR GREEN 



OR GREENISH. 



No 



Size of Eggs 

 in Short- 

 diameter. 



1.50 to 1.60 

 1.40 to 1.60 

 1.28 to 1.34 

 L16 to 1.19 



1.10 to 1.20 



Size of Eggs 

 in Long- 

 diameter. 



1.70 to 2.10 

 1.95 to 2.20 

 1.76 to 1.90 

 1.75 to 1.95 



1.70 to 1.80 



Color of Shell. 



Creamy-brownish, oi 

 dirty yellowish-white. 



Brownish. 



Creamvor buff. 



Dirty yellowish, with 

 a fainttin.tof greenish, 

 often stained by reeds, 

 etc. 



Yellowish-brown to 

 oil ve-b ro wn. also 

 mllkywhite, with faint 

 i^reeriish cast. 



Number 

 in a Set. 



6 to 12 



3 to 6 

 6 to 10 



3 to 4 



4 to 8 



Location, Position, Materials, Size, etc., of Nest. 



Nest in holes in trees, usually near water. Hollow sycamore limbs over- 

 hanging water are favorite sites. 



Nest on ihe ground in weedy and bushy marshes, and in grassy bogs. 



Nest of grass, weeds, feathers, etc., situated in the grass and weeds about 

 the border of a marsh, or among the weeds and water-grasses of a swamp. 



Nest of reeds, grasses, etc., either floating on the water of a weedy pond. 

 etc., or placed upon some fl,oating debris. Eggs are covered up bv the birds 

 when they leave the nest. 



Nest of reeds, grass, etc., in marshes, floating as the above, or placed in a 

 bunch of saw grass. Eggs often covered with mud. 



English and Latin Name of Bird, 



Wood Duck. 

 Alx sponsa. 



American Bittern. 

 Botaurus Ientiginosus. 



Blue-winged Teal. 

 Querquedula discors. 



Horned Grebe. 

 Dytes aurltus. 



Thick-billed Grebe. 

 Podllymbus podlccps. 



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