i^— GROUND-COLOR OF SHELL WHITE OR WHITISH— Continued. 



No. 



27 



28 



Size of Egg: 

 in Short- 

 diameter. 



30 



32 



33 



35 



.50 to .60 



.50 to .58 



.50 to .60 



.50 to .57 



.50 to .55 



.50 to .60 



.50 to .60 



.50 to .55 



.49 to .55 



.49 to .55 



Size of Eggs 

 in Long- 

 diameter. 



Ground-color of 

 SlieU. 



.48 to .57 



38 



40 



.48 to .54 



.48 to .54 



.48 to .52 



,76 to .84 



.74 to .87 



.73 to .83 



.69 to .89 



.61 to .70 



.70 to .78 



.68 to .SO 



.65 to .74 



.63 to .70 



While. 



White. 



White, 



Usually pure wliite 

 sometimes dirty oi 

 vellowish-white. 



AVhite, or white witl 

 the faintest tint o 

 greenish-blue. 



White, 



Dirty white; attimes 

 faintly tinted wttli 

 greenish or bluish. 



White. 



White. 



.61 to .73 



.55 to .75 



.62 to .70 



.60 to .68 



.62 to .65 



How Marked, Color of Marks, etc 



White. 



Commonly pure 

 white: but may be 

 faintly tinted 'with 

 greenish or bluish. 



White. 



White. 



White. 



Marked with blotches, spols, and speckles of 

 different shades of reddish-rown. Deep sliell- 

 marks appear gray. Markings generally lim- 

 ited to larger end: sometimes thev are con- 

 fluent and form a wreath. 



Marked with spots, speckles, and occasion- 

 nlly small blotches nlso, of various shades of 

 brown, sometimes quile liglit, sometimes 

 nearly black, not very numerous; basal half 

 contains the mnjority: sometimes they form 

 a wreath; seldom confluent. 



Marked with a few spots and minute specks 

 of dark chocolate-brown or sepia, at times 

 almost black. Marks chiefly about the base. 

 Deep shell-marks appear neutral tint. 



Marked with dots and small spots of slightly 

 reddish-brown over entire shell, sometimes 

 thickly, sometimes sparingly, nearly always 

 most abundantly about ihe biise. Deep shell- 

 marks bluish. Some eggs arc blotched with 

 yellowish- or blackish-brown. 



Marked with blotches, dots, and minute 

 speckles of light reddish-brown, or yellowish- 

 brown, over entire egg, but most "abundant 

 about the base, often forming a wreath. Deep 

 shell-marks appear purplish. 



Marked with spots nndsi^ecklesof cliocolatc- 

 brown, chiefly about the base; about 20 spots 

 and as many speckles to an ogs:. Some eggs 

 have only two or three small spots and 

 speckles. 



Some eggs marked chieily with- speckles of 

 reddish-brown; others are blotched, spotted, 

 and speckled; others are mainly spotted; others 

 have ground-color nearly obscured by mark- 

 ings. 



Marked with blotches, spots, and speckles of 

 reddish-brown, usually most plentiful about 

 the base, where they' often form a wreath 

 more or less confluent. Some eggs thickly 

 marked with minute speckles only. 



Marked sparsely witli spots, dots, and 

 speckles of Vandyke-brown, inclined to forra 

 a wreath attlie base. Some eggs have blotches 

 of washed-out-looking brown. 



Marked with blotches, spots, and specifies, 

 and irregular flue lines of sepia. Some eggs 

 are sparingly, some ratherabundantly marked. 

 Deep .shell-marks generally more numerous 

 than surface marks. 



Marked with blotches, spots, and speckles, 

 rarely lines also, of yellowish- or reddish- 

 brown of different shades, confined chiefly 

 about the base, where they generally form a 

 ringand are often confluent. Deepshell-marks 

 purplish. 



Marked with dots and speckles of brown, 

 varying in shade from smoky tint to almost 

 black. Sometimes confined almost entirely 

 to basal half, often distributed regularly over 

 whole shell, never very numerous. 



Marked with spots and speckles of reddish- 

 brown, sparingly toward the point, plentifully 

 about the base, where the marks are often con- 

 fluent and form a wreath. Deepshell-marks 

 are purplish. 



Marked with fine spots and speckles of 

 light reddish-brown. Deep shell-marks lilac. 

 Some eggs are heavily blotched, spotted, and 

 speckled, with a tendency lo form a ring 

 around the crown. 



Xo. in 



a Set. 



Location, Position, Materials 

 Size, etc., of Nest. 



4 to 5 ! Nest in woods witli heavy under- 



I growth, on the ground. Oven-shaped 



i usually ; entrance"at the side. Composed 



of leaves, grass, twigs, hair, lichens, 



moss, etc., lined with grass. Diameter 



of cavity from 3 to S% inches. 



4 to Nestplaccd on the outsideof barnsand 

 other buildings, under the eaves, or some 

 such place sliellered from rain. Com- 

 posed entirely of miid. made so as to 

 form a cavity entered only by a small 

 hole. Usuallv birds Imild in colonies. 



Nestplaccd in abush oron alowlimbof 

 a tree in woods. Pensile. Composed of 

 fibres, bark, leaves, grass, etc. Diameter 

 of cavity about 2's inches in widest part; 

 depth oi' cavity about 2'^;i inches. 



4 to 6 



4 to 5 



3 to 5 



4 to 



4 to 5 



4 to 5 



4 to 5 



4 to 5 



4 to 7 



4 to 5 



Nest usually placed against the rafter 

 of a barn loft, close to the shingles; oc- 

 casionally on a beam. Built of mud, 

 strengthened with grasses and straws; 

 lined with grass, and then with feathers. 



Nest in woods, on the ground or in 

 bushe-s, especially rose-bushes. Com- 

 posed of weed-stalks, split grass, roller- 

 grass, rootlets, etc., lined with black 

 horso-hair or split grass. Diameter of 

 cavity from 1;^' to 2'.< inches: depth of 

 cavity about io inch. " 



Nest in trees, usually near extremity of 

 a branch. Pensile. Composed of long 

 flaxen fibres from the inner bark of trees 

 and weeds, blades of gras.s, etc., lined 

 with fine grass, horse-liair, etc. Neat 

 and compact. Diameter of cavity at rim 

 about 2 inches. 



Nest on the ground in open land, es- 

 1 pecially in fields of grass and weeds near 

 water. Composed of coarse grasses, and 

 lined with finer grass, and sometimes 

 horse-hair. Internal dtametcrabout 2X 

 inches. 



Nest on the ground at the foot of stump 

 or sapling, etc., in retired woods. Com- 

 posed of weed-stems, strips of bark, 

 leaves, leaf-stems, etc., compactlv 

 Ijressed and woven together; lined with 

 fine grasses, hair, and sometimes plant- 

 down. Some nests are domed. Rarely 

 a uest is built in a cavity in a tree. 



Nest in woodland, bushy pastures, etc.. 

 on the ground at the root of a bush or 

 sapl'ing, or in a tussock of grass or weeds, 

 usually in swampy places. Composed of 

 leaves, strips of grape-vine bark, weed- 

 fibres, and lined with split grasses. In- 

 side diameter about 2>^ inches; depth 

 about 3K inches. 



Nest in rank grass along the wooded 

 banks of streams, along country road-, 

 and also in woods and fields;' on the 

 ground, axnonguprightstems. Composed 

 of dried leaves, coarse grass, weed-fibres, 

 etc., lined with well selected blades of 

 grass and roller grass. Diameter of cav- 

 ity about '2}4 inches. 



Nest saddled on a branch of a tree or 

 bush, or placed in a fork. Composed of 

 grayish fibresof plants, felted and woven 

 togetlior; also wool, cotton, etc. Lining 

 usually plant-down, witli a few horse- 

 hairs. Diameter of cavity about 1.60 

 inches; depth about 1.30 inches. Very 

 common. 



Nest in woods, on the ground at root of 

 weeds, sapling, etc. Composed princi- 

 pally of dead leases and grape-vine bark, 

 lined with fine shreds of bark and split 

 grasses. Diameter of cavity from 2 to 3 

 inches;. depth of cavity the same. Loose 

 and unsymmetrical. 



Nest in holes and odd nooks about 

 barns, outbuildings, etc.; also in stumps, 

 hollow trees, etc. Made of straw, bark 

 rooilets. leaves, strings, paper, rags, wool, 

 hair, cobweb, and feathers, lined with 

 feathers. Cavity measures in diameter 

 about 2>^ inches. 



Nest in open swampy thickets, among 

 large trees. Nest pensile, 6 to 8 feet from 

 ground; also placed against the trunk of 

 a tree. Composed of long threads of 

 Spanish moss. Entrance often in the 

 side. Rare. 



English and Latin 

 Name of Bird. 



Golden-crowned 



Thrush. 

 Sinrus aurica]nllus. 



Cliff Swallow. 

 Petrochelidnn 



lunifrons. 



White-eyed Vireo. 

 Vireo noveboracensis 



Barn Swallow. 



Hi run do erythrogastra. 



Field Sparaow. 

 Spizella pusilla. 



Warbling Vireo. 

 Vireosilvia gilvia. 



Savannah Sparrow. 

 Passerculus sand w id 

 ensis savanna. 



Black-and-white 



Creeper. 

 Miniotilta varia. 



Golden-winged Warbler. 

 Helminthrophaga 



chrysoptera. 



Maryland Yellow-throat, 

 Geothlypis trichas. 



Summer Yellow Bird. 

 Dendrceca cestiva. 



Blue- winged Yellow 



Warbler. 

 Helminthrophaga 



pin us. 



Bewick's Wren. 

 Thryomanes bewieki. 



Blue-yellow-backed 



Warbler, 

 Parula americana. 



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