A. — SHELL WHITE OR WHITISH— Continued. 
No 
Size of Eggs 
in Short- 
diameter. 
Size of Eggs 
in Long- 
diameter. 
Color of Shell. 
Number 
in a Set. 
Location, Position, Materials, Size, etc., of Nest. 
English and Latin Name of Bird. 
39 
.51 to .58 
.68 to .84 
White. 
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 to .54 
.68 to .76 
White. 
4 to 6 
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 and straws. 
Rough-winged Swallow. 
Stelgidopteryx serripennis. 
21 
.47 to .59 
.60 to .72 
White. 
4 to 6 
Nest in holes in banks of rivers, etc., usually in colonies and high above 
the water. Composed of feathers, etc. 
Bank Swallow. 
Cotile riparia. 
22 
.34 or .35 
.50 
White. 
2 
Nest in trees, bushes, and vines, in woods or about gardens and orchards; 
nest covered with lichens. Smallest in the State. 
Ruby-throated Humming Bird. 
Trochilus colubris. 
B— SHELL BLUE OR BLUISH, OR GREEN OR GREENISH. 
No. 
Size of Eggs 
in Short- 
diameter. 
Size of Eggs 
in Long 
diameter. 
Color of Shell. 
Number 
in a Set. 
Location, Position, Materials, Size, etc., of Nest. 
English and Latin Name of Bird. 
1 
1.75 to 1.90 
2.50 to 2.75 
Bluish-green. 
3 to 4 
Nest of sticks, etc., in tall trees near water, usually sycamore trees. Often 
a number of nests near one another. Occasionally nest situated on a rocky 
bluff. 
Great Blue Heron. 
Ardea herodias. 
2 
1.60 to 1.72 
2.12 to 2.30 
Greenish orgreenish- 
white. Smooth, with 
an oily feeling. 
6 to 10 
Nest on the ground, in or near wet places. Composed of grass, weeds, 
feathers, etc. 
Mallard. 
Anas boscas. 
3 
1.45 to 1.60 
1.S0 to 2.10 
Greenish-blue. 
3 to 6 
Nest in woods, frequently near a pond or stream; high up in trees. Com- 
posed of sticks, etc. Eggs about the last of April. 
Cooper’s Hawk. 
Aceipiter cooped. 
4 
1.40 to 1.60 
1.95 to 2.20 
Brownish olive- 
green. Dark. 
3 to 6 
Nest on the ground in weedy and bushy marshes, and in grassy bogs. 
American Bittern. 
Botaurns lentiginosus. 
5 
1.08 to 1.20 
3.46 to 1.66 
Bluish-green. 
2 to o 
Nest in trees or bushes, usually in or near swampy places or streams. Low 
trees in thickets on islands, and in marshes, and also old orchard trees, often 
considerable distance from water, furnish favorite sites. Composed of sticks. 
Green Heron. 
Butorides virescens. 
6 
.94 to 1.00 
1.16 to 1.27 
Pale blue. 
3 to 5 
Nest on the ground, in bushes, or, as is usually the case, in a tussock of tall 
grass in a marsh. Composed of grass, etc. 
Least Bittern. 
Ardetta exilis. 
7 
.85 to .97 
1.13 to 1.33 
Pale bluish -green. 
3 to G 
Nest in woods in bushes, trees, and vines. A shallow affair made of sticks, 
catkins, etc. 
Yellow-hilled Cuckoo. 
Coccyzus americanus. 
8 
.78 to .89 
1.05 to 1.17 
Pale bluish-green. 
3 to 5 
Nest same as above species, but a trifle smaller. These eggs and also those 
of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo may occasionally be found in nests of other 
birds. 
Black-billed Cuckoo. 
Coccyzus erythropthalmus. 
9 
.71 to .86 
1.00 to 1.20 
Blue. 
3 to 5 
Nest in trees, on fence-rails, in out-buildings, etc. Always easily recognized 
by its mud superstructure and lining of blades of grass. 
American Robin. 
Merula migratoria. 
10 
,65 to .80 
.95 to 1.10 
Blue, aboutthe same 
as the above. 
3 to 5 
Nest in bushes and low trees in retired woods. Lined with black rootlets. 
Superstructure of mud, rotten wood, etc. Diameter of cavity from 2££ to 3]£ 
inches. 
Wood Thrush. 
H yiocichla m ustelina. 
11 
.63 to .68 
.S2 to .93 
Greenish -bine. 
3 to 5 
Nest on the ground, generally in damp places. Composed of leaves, weed- 
stems, etc., lined with bark, rootlets, grasses, and sometimes hair. 
Hermit Thrush. 
Hylocichla unalaseae pallasi. 
12 
.60 to .75 
.80 to 1.05 
Rich bluish-green. 
3 to 5 
Nest in bushes and low trees, usually in briers in woods, also in garden 
bushes, and rarely in an orchard tree. Bulky. Composed of sticks and weed- 
stems, and lined with rootlets, etc. 
Catbird. 
Galeoscoptes carolinensis. 
13 
.58 to .68 
.S5 to .95 
Greenish-blue. 
3 to 5 
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 2 % inches. 
Wilson Thrush. 
Hylocichla fuscescens. 
14 
.61 to .67 
.SO to .87 
Bluish tinted. 
3 to 6 
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. 
Bluebird. 
Sialia sialis. 
35 
.55 to .65 
.73 to .86 
Blue. 
4 to 5 
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-stems, 
grass, etc. 
Black-throated Bunting. 
Spiza americana. 
16 
.52 to .59 
.69 to .81 
Bluish tinted. 
3 to 5 
Nest ip\ bushes and trees in woods, along fence rows, and wherever bushes 
and weeds grow. Composed of weed-stems, fibres, grasses, web, etc. Lined 
With split grasses. 
Indigo Bunting. 
Passerina cyanea 
17 
.50 to .56 
.60 to .67 
Bluish-green, tinted. 
4 to 6 
Nest in trees, bushes, and thistles, both in town and country. Usually eggs 
are laid in July or August, seldom earlier. Diameter of cavity about 2 inches. 
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. 
Size of Eggs 
in Long- 
diameter. 
Color of Shell. 
Number 
in a Set. 
Location, Position, Materials. Size, etc., of Nest. 
English and Latin Name of Bird. 
1 
1.50 to 1.60 , 
1.70 to 2.10 
Creamy-brownish, or 
dirty yellowish-white. 
6 to 12 
Nest in holes in trees, usually near water. Hollow sycamore limbs over- 
hanging water are favorite sites. 
Wood Duck. 
Aix sponsa. 
2 
1.40 to 1.60 
1.95 to 2.20 
Brownish. 
3 to 6 
Nest on the ground in weedy and bushy marshes, and in grassy bogs. 
American Bittern. 
Botaurus lentiginosus. 
3 
1.28 to 1.34 
1.76 to 1.90 
Creamy or buff'. 
6 to 10 
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. 
Blue-winged Teal. 
Querquedula discors. 
4 
1.16 to 1.19 
1.75 to 1.95 
Dirty yellowish, with 
a fain t tint of greenish, 
often stained by reeds, 
etc. 
3 to 4 
Nest of reeds, grasses, etc., either floating on the water of a weedy pond, 
etc., or placed upon some floating debris. Eggs are covered up by the birds 
when they leave the nest. 
Horned Grebe. 
Dytes auritus. 
5 
1.10 to 1.20 
1.70 to 1.80 
Yellowish-brown to 
olive-brown, also 
milky white, with faint 
greenish cast. 
4 to S 
Nest of reeds, grass, etc., In marshes, floating as the above, or placed in a 
bunch of saw grass. Eggs often covered with mud. 
Thick-billed Grebe. 
Podilymbus podiceps. 
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