II.-EGGS MARKED, 



Ground-color of shell -white or whitish, — A. 



Ground-color of shell blue or bluish, or green or greenish,— ]3. 



Ground-color of shell neither white or vs^hitish, nor blue or bluish, or green or greenish,— C. 



A_— GROUND-COLOR OF SHELL WHITE OR WHITLSH, 



No 



10 



Size of 'Eggs 

 in Short- 

 diameter. 



l.SO to 2.00 



1.75 to 1.90 



1.60 to i.ao 



I.-IS to 1.55 



.SO to .90 



.76 to .82 



.72 to .82 



.68 to 



to .80 



.63 to 69. 



.6r> to .75. 



Size of Eggs 

 in Lon^- 

 diameier. 



2.15 to 2.60 



■2.20 to 2,60 



.00 to 



].il0to2,C0 



1.08 to ].20 



1.00 to 1.15 



.9;^ to LOS 



.90 to 1.10 



.88 to .98 



.83 to .96 



.85 to 1.02 



Ground-color of 

 Shell. 



Soiled white, chalky 

 white, or yellowish- 

 white. 



Crcaiii v-white. 



Soiled white, occa- 

 sionally bluish-white 

 or brownish-white. 



S o i 1 e <1 ^v h i t e or 

 brownisJi-white. 



White. 



White, at times very 

 faintly tinted with 

 greenish-gray. 



White or white faint' 

 :y tinted with green. 



White; sometimes 

 faintly tinted "with 

 green, rusty-brown, or 

 yellow. 



White, slightly tinted 

 with bluisli-green. 



White. 



Creamv white. 



Ilow Marked, Color of Marks, etf^ 



Marked with indistinct blotches and .spots of 

 ochre, nnd variou.sly blotched, spotted, and 

 speckled witli reddish- or yellowish-brown. 

 Deep shell-markspurplish; majority of marks 

 are usunlly on the smaller tjnd. Occasionally 

 an egg is linmiirked. t!iliell granular. 



Marked with large bh'tcht's, spots, and 

 spc(^k]es, varying in dilFei'ent specimens from 

 a wine-red to purplish-brown, iisuiilly brown- 

 madder. Deep shell-mMrks vary from blue- 

 gray to smoky-brown. There isgr'eat diversity 

 of pattern among these eggs. Occasionally 

 markings obscure ground-color entirely. 



Some eggs nearly unmarked, others quite 

 numerously blotched, spotted, and speckled 

 with various shades of brown, the ground 

 being obscured at base. Between these ex- 

 tremes are various patter us. Deep shell-marks 

 are infrequent. Shell granular. 



Marked with clouds, blotches, spots, and 

 specklesof redd i.-^h-brow nor yellowish -brown 

 of various shades. Some eggs are sparingly 

 and regularly marked: others are so heavily 

 marked at one end as to conceal the ground- 

 color; others are marked mostly with deep 

 shell-marks, which appear lavender. 



Marked with large and small spots and some 

 speckles of light yellowish-brown, distributed 

 rather plentifully and evenly over entire shell. 

 Occasionally a blotch or two occur. Deep 

 shell-marks are about a.s numerous as surface 

 marics, and appear lavender. 



Marked with blotches, spots, and speckles of 

 lightvellowish- or pinkish-brown, distributed 

 over entire shell, but most abundant about the 

 base, wiiere sometimes they are confluent. 

 Some eggs marked only with spots and 

 speckles. Deep shell-marks are faint and 

 somewhat purpLish. 



Marked usuallv with speckles; sometimes 

 with dots or blotches of light cinnamon- 

 brown, distributed pretty uniformly and 

 thickly over whole shell; sometimes there is 

 a well-defined ring about the base. 



Marked with blotches, spots, and speckles. 

 Some eggs are spotted and speckled tliickly, 

 almost concealing the ground-color, with 

 yellowisli-brown ; others have oniy a few 

 i)lotchesof rich brown interspersed with faint 

 speckles. Deep sliell-mnrks are lavender tint. 

 Kggs of this species diOer greatly even in the 

 same set. 



Marked with blotches, spots, and speckles of 

 brown-madder, L'sually the shell is well 

 spotted and speckled. Ground-color often ob- 

 scured atbase where there i.s si ifjht confluence 

 of marks. Not much variation in patterns. 



Marked with blotches, spots, and speckles of 

 reddish-brown, usually over the entire shell, 

 but most plentifully at the base. Some eggs 

 have large blotches'of color interspersed with 

 spots and speckles ; some have a wreath 

 about the crown. 



Marked with dots and blotches of chocolate- 

 brown, irregularly distributed over whole sur- 

 face or eonfmed to crown; not very numerous. 

 Deep shell-marks purplish. 



No. in 

 a Set. 



2 to 3 



to 4 



to 5 



4 to 5 



3 to 



2 to 4 



3 to 5 



4 or 5 



4 to C 



Location. 

 Si/A 



Posiiinn. Materials. 

 . etc., of Nest. 



Nest in trees, generally at edge of thick 

 woods. Sometimes in the interior, often 

 along creeks and rivers. (;omposed of 

 stick's, lined with corn-silk, husks, 

 feathers, grape-vine bark, etc. 



Nest entirely of stic'ks, woven into a 

 strong plntform, and repaired from year 

 to year. Built in the top of a tree. 



Nest in tall trees in groves or in woods. 



frequently near streams or pon(is. Com- 

 posed chiefly of sticks, lined with grasses, 

 moss, feathers, etc. 



Nest in trees in dump woods and 

 wooded swamps. Com|)osed of sticks, 

 weed-stems, grasses, etc. 



Nest in densest woods. Eggs laid on 

 leaves on the ground, on aslielving rock, 

 et<'. No materials arecari'ied forthencst. 



Nest in open fields of grass or small 

 grain, usually in a slight hollow on the 

 ground. Composed chiefly of grass and 

 straw, well woven, and same within as 

 without. Majority of nests are domed. 

 Diameter of cavity about 3}^ inches. 



Nest either on the ground or in a bush. 

 hedge, brush pile, or even on a fence-rail 

 in the corner of a worm fence; usually in 

 woods, but also in open country. Com- 

 posed of sticks, leaves, weed-ste'ms, etc., 

 lined with rootlets, bulky and coarse. 

 Diameter of cavity from 3 to 3^^ inches. 



Nest in bushes and low trees: often on 

 a bunch of thorns against the trunk of a 

 honey-locust tree. Composed of long 

 slender weed-stems, grape-vine bark, 

 ete., and lined with pieces of slender vine 

 of pinkish gray or brown tint. Diameter 

 of cavity varies from 2% to 0)4 inches. 



Nest in woods, usually with heavy un- 

 dergrowth of bushes, etc. Placed oh the 

 ground, except in very wet seasons; then 

 in bushes. Made of leaves, straw, grass, 

 etc. .lined with slender vine-stems, nicely 

 arranged. Diameter of cavity about 3 

 inches; depth from 1 to 2}^ inches. 



Nest usually of weed-stems, pieces of 

 trailing vine.s, skeletonized leaves, etc., 

 and lined with well selected pieces of 

 round trailing vine, of a gray, brown, or 

 ])iiikish cast. Diameter of cavity about 

 'A^h inches. 



Nest placed in horizontal or perpen- 

 dicular fork of tree, usually in a tree near 

 water. Old apple trees and trees along 

 count' y roads are favorite sites. Seldom 

 in town. Nest rather bulky: made of 

 grasses, weed-stem.s, fibres, sticks, root- 

 lets, etc., coated inside with rotten plas- 

 ter, and lined with slender grasses, 

 feathers, wool, etc. Diameter of cavity 

 about 3 inches. 



English and Latin 

 Name of Bird. 



Red-tailed Hawk. 

 Buteo borealis. 



Fish Hawk. 



Pandion lialia^tus caro- 

 linensis. 



Red-shouldered Hawk, 

 Buteo lineatus. 



Broad-winged Hawk, 

 friuteo pennsylvanicu; 



Whip-poor-will. 

 Caprimulgus vociforus. 



Meadow Lark. 

 Sturnella magna. 



Brown Til rasher. 

 Harporhynchus rufus. 



Cardinal Grosbeak. 

 Cardinalis virginianus. 



Che wink. 



Pipilo erythrophthal- 

 raus. 



Yellow-breasted Chat, 

 leteria virens. 



Kingbird. 



Tvrannus carolinensis. 



*VVith eggs that are marked it is diflieult to tell the actual tint of the ground, owing to the contrast of colors, 

 tinted eggs are whitish; but when the tint is quite evident the eggs are not included under A, but go to B or C. 



The apparent tint is always given. All the very faintly 



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