| Egos—2- -3 pravich, spotted. 
Doleful wailing cries, _ chatters, and shrieks.” 
Killdeer, 10%. : : 
fi «Upper. parts brownish eray; lower parts white. 
Notice—Two black bands across breast; white on forehead, 
. -above eye and wings; tail longest in the middle. 
- Found—Irregularly anywhere in N. A. While fond of water 
it is often found on uplands or meadows. 
Nest—On the ground. i | 
Egges—4 buffy white, ane 
“*Kaill-dee,kill-dee.” 
= _ Western Belted Kingfisher, 13. 
. Above and sides of head blue-gray; below white gee for | 
bluish-gray breast band. F. rufous flanks. 
Notice—Loose crest, central tail feathers with hevring Neue 
-- pattern dusky. 
Found—Western N. A. py dine Rocky Mts. 
Nest—Tunnel in sand banks. 
Eggs—5-8 white. 
.. .Policeman’s rattle. 
: Pacific Kittiwake, 16-17. 
_ White with bluish-gray mantle; head and neck erayish. | 
: Notice—Tail © slightly forked; —_— bill; legs and feet — 
blackish. | | 7 
Found—Pacific Coast. | : ) 
Notice—Arctic ledges of cliffs, grass, moss or pew ent. 
Eggs—3-4, buffy olive, eee 
“Noisy notes like name.’ 
ae Marbled Murrelet, 10. 
S$. Above dusky brown; below mottled white and brown; bill 
black; W. lower parts white, above slaty. __ 
Notice—Wings barred | chestnut; some white on back; swim 
often in pairs. 
Found—Pacific Coast of N. A. 
Nest—Crevice of cliff. : 
Eggs—1-2 white, sparsely aetied 
“Articulate cry of the sea in a royal mood.” 
American Water Ouzel (American Dipper), 7 7. 
Soft slaty gray. 
- Notice—Land bird, but dives into mountain streams, runs 
along under water; winking, dipping. : 
| Found—Western U. S. 
Nest—Domed, near waterfall. 
Kggs—4-5, white 
A gay charming “Jigic, jigic.” 
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