. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. 1 NORTH AUEUIVAA UIHDS. 231 4'''- «'. ' Kill I iil 382. The Cakacaka (Imuiii Brebuj). ;xican ibling dead It line, when Immon Vown, region id Lee IS late beding taken [ces in Isome- lined sexes incubate. Two or tiiree eggs are laid, and they are noted for the beauty of their coloration. On a ground color varying from light and dark cinnamon to reddish and umber-brown, are specks, spots, blotches and cloudings of yellowish or reddish- brown, bright chestnut, umber or claret-brown. The markings are va
. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. 1 NORTH AUEUIVAA UIHDS. 231 4'''- «'. ' Kill I iil 382. The Cakacaka (Imuiii Brebuj). ;xican ibling dead It line, when Immon Vown, region id Lee IS late beding taken [ces in Isome- lined sexes incubate. Two or tiiree eggs are laid, and they are noted for the beauty of their coloration. On a ground color varying from light and dark cinnamon to reddish and umber-brown, are specks, spots, blotches and cloudings of yellowish or reddish- brown, bright chestnut, umber or claret-brown. The markings are variously dis- tributed over the surface; in some specimens they are dispersed over the entire egg, while in others scattering or more abundant at the smaller or greater half; occasional specimens are found almost entirely unmarked. The sizes vary from to ia length by to in breadth. 363. QUADALUPE CABACABA. Polybonis hitomis Ridgw.—Oeog. Dist.— Ouadaiupe Island, Lower California. This is a much paler and browner colored species than the preceding. It was and possibly is a resident of Guadalupe all accounts its general habits are the same as those of Audubon's Caracara, and there Is probably little difference In Its nesting and eggs. 304. AMEBICAN OSFBEY. Pandion haUwtuB caroHiiensis (Gmel.) Qeog Diet.—Nearly cosmopolitan. In America from Alaska and Hudson Bay south t» Wert Indies and Northern South Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Davie, Oliver. Columbus [Ohio] : Landon Press
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