. The land-birds and game-birds of New England : with descriptions of the birds, their nests and eggs, their habits and notes . Birds. 400 LAND-BIRDS AND GAME-BIRDS (In New England, most abundant as a migrant, but locally common as a summer-resident.). Fig. 22. Woodcock {\). (a). About eleven inches lotng. Beneath, varying from (very) pale reddish buff to ruddy chestnut, darkest on the sides, whitening on the chin and cheeks. Above, varied with the same tint, with black, and with grayish. Forehead scarcely marked, but bordered by a dark, irregular (and often indistinct) line from the bill to t
. The land-birds and game-birds of New England : with descriptions of the birds, their nests and eggs, their habits and notes . Birds. 400 LAND-BIRDS AND GAME-BIRDS (In New England, most abundant as a migrant, but locally common as a summer-resident.). Fig. 22. Woodcock {\). (a). About eleven inches lotng. Beneath, varying from (very) pale reddish buff to ruddy chestnut, darkest on the sides, whitening on the chin and cheeks. Above, varied with the same tint, with black, and with grayish. Forehead scarcely marked, but bordered by a dark, irregular (and often indistinct) line from the bill to the eye. Immature specimens are paler and grayer above, and have several white markings. (&). The eggs average about 1-50 X 1'20 of an inch, though variable in size and shape, and are creamy, brownish, or clay- color, spotted and blotched with lilac and rather dull or indis- tinct browns. In Massachusetts, a set of four is usually laid about the middle of April. The places chosen are swampy groves, especially of alders or birches, and sometimes pastures or clearings. There is but little or no nest. (c). A "game-bird," though exceptions may be taken to al-. 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 Minot, Henry Davis, 1859-1890. Salem, Mass. : Naturalist's Agency
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