A— GROUND-COLOR OF SHELL WHITE OR WHITISH— Coxtintted. 



No 



41 



42 



48 



4.5 



46 



Size of Eggs 

 in Short- 

 diameter, 



.47 to .52 



.46 to .62 



.40 to .51 



.45 to .51 



.45 to .51 



.4-2 to .49 



Size of Egg 

 in Long- 

 diameter. 



Groundcolor of 



Sliell. 



.58 to .65 



,50 to .65 



White. 



Dull white or ashen 

 white. 



.69 White, with slight 

 lest creamy tine ; ar 

 'times faintly tinted 

 with greenish-blue. 



.54 to .64 



.59 to .68 



.55 to .02 



White. 



White, often soiled 

 white. 



White, faintly tinged 

 with greenish-blue. 



How Marked, Color of Jlarks, etc. 



Marked chiefly about the base with blotches, 

 spots, and speckles of light reddish-brown. 

 Some eggs are uniformly marked from point 

 to base. Deep shell-marks infrequent. 



Some eggs are marked pretty heavily with 

 blotches and speckles, others less so, while still 

 others are entirely and uniformly speckled 

 with browu-madder,or reddish-brown, never 

 very decided in tone. Deep shell-marks ap- 

 pear gray. Some eggs look as if the color had 

 nearly all been waslied off. 



Marked with blotches, spots, and speckles of 

 various shades of brown ; sometimes confined 

 chiefly to a ring about the crown; sometimes 

 distributed pretty evenly over entire shell; at 

 others chiefly on the basal half. Deep shell- 

 marks hivender, often numerous, with surface 

 marks superimposed on them. 



Marked with blotches, spots, and speckles, 

 and often short, fine lines of light reddish- 

 brown. Deep shell-marks fainter brown or 

 lavender tint. Some eggs are chiefly spotted 

 at the base; others are blotched at the ba«e, 

 and spotted and speckled regularly, but not 

 very plentifully elsewhere: others are pretty 

 heavily marked" all over, but most abundantly 

 at the base. 



Marked chiefly about the base with blotches, 

 spots, and speckles of yellowish-brown of 

 various shades. Generally there is a well 

 marked wreath of confluent markings about 

 the crown. Deep shell-marks bluish. 



Marked with dots, spots, and speckles over 

 whole surface, though roost plentifully about 

 the base, with dull reddish-brown. Some 

 specimens are marked exclusively with dots 

 of very uniform size; others are marked with 

 large spots; commonly they are dotted and 

 speckled ; occasionally there is a wreath 

 about the crown. Deep shell-marks bluish 

 tinted. 



No. in 



a Set. 



5 to S 



4 to 5 



4 to 5 



5 to 



4 to 



3 to 5 



Location, Position, Materials, 

 Size, etc., of Nost. 



Nest in natural or artificial cavities in 

 trees, stumps, etc., in woods, etc. Birds 

 usually excavate cavity themselves in 

 rotten or dead wood. Nest within purse- 

 shaped or globular. Composed of moss, 

 hair, and other soft materials, felted 

 together. Cavity about IJa' inches in 

 largest part. 



Nest in heavily timbered woods, in a 

 bush or sapling, in horizontal or perpen- 

 dicular fork, from 2 to 10 feet from the 

 grouml. Nest is frail, comjiosed of ten- 

 drils and slender trailing vines, etc., 

 lined with slender moss fibres, rootlets, 

 etc. 



Nest in saplings and bushes in retired 

 woods, situated iu a fork. Composed of 

 strips of inner bnrk of trees and weeds, 

 and grass, etc., mostly fibres. Lined with 

 wiry threads of grape-vuie bark, horse- 

 hairs, etc. Oceasioually a nest is nearly 

 pensile. Diameter of cavity about iji 

 inches; depth between Vc[ aiid 2 inches. 



Npst in woods or about wooded banks 

 of streims, etc., placed in a natural or 

 ariificial cavity in a tree or stump, or in 

 a cavity made by tiie birds themselves in 

 dead or rotten wood. Composed of soft 

 fibres, moss, hair, feathers, down, etc. 

 Nest purse-shiiped orglobular, felted and 

 woven. Diameier of cavity about I.*^ 

 inches in widest part. 



Nest iu woods, usually in a sapling 

 against the main trunk; fastened to the 

 bark generally by web. Made of flaxen 

 fibres, web, etc., lined with horse-hairs 

 and split grasses. Diameter of cavity 

 about 17h inches; depth about II2 inches. 



Nest in tall trees in woods, etc., saddled 

 on a branch and covered with lichens. 

 External diameter about 2H inches; 

 depth about the same; diameter of cavity 

 aboutlJ..i inches at the rim; auinch below 

 it is nearlv ii inch lartrer. 



English and Latin 

 Name of Bird. 



Black-capped 



Chickadee. 

 Parus atricapillus. 



Black-and-yellow 



Warbler. 

 Dendrceca maculosa. 



Chestnut-sided Warbler. 

 Dendr03ca peunsylvan- 

 ica. 



Carolina Chickadee. 

 Parus carolinensis. 



American Redstart. 

 Setophaga ruticilla. 



BluG-gray Gnatcatcher. 

 Polioptila cerulea. 



B— GROrND-COLOR OF SHELL BLUE OR BLUISH, OR GREEN OE GREENISH, 



No 



Size of Eggs 

 in Short- 

 diameter. 



Size of Eggs 

 in Long- 

 diameter. 



Ground-color of 



Shell. 



How Jlarked, Color of Marks, etc. 



No. in 

 a Set. 



Location, Position, Materials, 

 Size, etc., of Nest. 



English and Latin 

 Name of Bird. 



to 1.60 



1.38 to 1.45 



2.25 to 2.50 



1.76 to 1.86 



1.10 to L25 



1.10 to 1.18 



15 to .98 



.79 to 



1.50 to 1.90 



1.35 to L45 



1.25 to 1.35 



to 1.20 



Greenish-blue, but 

 covered more or less 

 completely with a 

 thick, white, lime-like 

 deposit. 



Faintly tinted with 

 greenish-blue. 



Greenish-blue; occa- 

 sionally inclined to 

 yellowish-brown. 



Faint greenish-blue, 

 almost wh ite at tim.es. 



Olive-green; alsoyel- 

 lowish or brownish. 



Greenish-blue or 

 smoky-blue. 



Unmarked, except by the lime-like wash 

 referred to. Usually the bluish ground-color 

 shows at several places. 



At first glance most eggs seem to be un- 

 marked, but close inspection shows numerous 

 blotches of the faintest yellowish-brown or 

 lilac. Some eggs are more boldly marked with 

 blotches and spots of light yellowish-brown. 

 Eggsofteu stained by the materials of the nest. 

 Eggs in April or May; shell rough and un- 

 polished. 



Marked with small blotches, spots, and 

 speckles of bistre; upon some eggs moderately 

 dark, upon others very faint. Marks may be 

 so numerous as to nearly conceal tlie ground- 

 color, or may be scattered sparingly. Deep 

 shell-marks a"re purplish. 



Marked with very large blotches, irregular 

 lines, spots, and speckles of various shades of 

 brown; the largest marks being the lightest 

 in tint. Deep shell-marks neutral tint; largest 

 blotches often about the equator. 



Marked with blotches, spots, and speckles of 

 sepia, so hea'^'y as to appear black. Some eggs 

 chiefly marked with large, distinct blotches 

 and spots; some only with small spots and 

 speckles, confluent about the base. Deep shell- 

 marks appear bluish. Eggs often covered en- 

 tirely with mud. 



Marked with irregular dark brown or black 

 blotches, dots, and lines, and distributed pro- 

 miscuously over surface. 



3 to 5 



4 to 



4 to 



3 to 5 



4 to 6 



Nest in trees or on rocky cliff's about 

 lakes, reservoirs, rivers, etc. Usually 

 many nests in same locality. 



Nest iu open fields ncarswamps, ponds, 

 etc.; upon the ground, in grass, etc.; 

 sometimes beside a log or under a bush. 

 Sometimes eggs hud upon the debris 

 covering the site; more commonly, grass, 

 leaves, weed-stems, and sticks compose 

 a rough nest, which may be lined with 

 moss, hair, or feathers. 



Nest in trees in woods. Composed of 

 sticks, weed-stems, etc., lined with weed- 

 fibres, strips of bark, etc. Cavity well- 

 shaped, measuring about 7 inches iu di- 

 ameter by 3 inches iu depth. 



Nest in fork of tree in dense woods; 

 rarely in a cavity iu a tree, or on a shelv- 

 ing rock. Composed of sticks, weeds, 

 moss, and sometimes feathers, when in 

 a tree. 



Nest about large marshes; also along 

 rivers; often considerable distance from 

 shore; situated on a musk-rat house, an 

 island of reeds, etc. No materials are 

 carried for the nest, the eggs being laid 

 ou decaying vegetation or on the ground. 



Nest in trees, among branches, or In a 

 natural cavity. Composed of grass, straw, 

 weed-stems, etc.. and plastered witli mud 

 or manure. Lining, round grasses, and 

 sometimes a little horse-hair. Inside 

 diameter of nest about 4'b' inches. 



Florida Cormorant. 

 Phalacrocorax dilophus 

 floridauus. 



Marsh Hawk, 



Circus hudsonius. 



Common Crow. 

 Corvus frugivorus. 



Sharp-shinned Hawk. 

 Aecipiterfuscus. 



Black Tern. 



Hydrochelidon larifor- 

 mis suriuameusis. 



Bronzed Grackle. 

 Quiscalus purpureus 



reueus. 



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