. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. iva ra. their eKR n the nPHt of soidp other hird from the size of a Robin down, prohalily thf> grpiitpr nuniher hpins In VVarhlprK and HparrowH npsts; the PKKK arp hatched and thp young cared for hy the un fortunate birds upon which they are tlirust. The eRgs afe white. sp<ittpd and 'V""'' , speckled all over, more or less stronKly with brown and yellowisli brown: Size .00 X .64, PERCHING BI
. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. iva ra. their eKR n the nPHt of soidp other hird from the size of a Robin down, prohalily thf> grpiitpr nuniher hpins In VVarhlprK and HparrowH npsts; the PKKK arp hatched and thp young cared for hy the un fortunate birds upon which they are tlirust. The eRgs afe white. sp<ittpd and 'V""'' , speckled all over, more or less stronKly with brown and yellowisli brown: Size .00 X .64, PERCHING BIRDS Molollinm iiler and. DWAH)'' C'OVVIIIHI). ohnriiriix. RanRP. Southwestern I'nited Stales Mexico, wintering soutli of our borders This variety Is like the last, but''sliKhtlv smaller. The nestlnR habits of tlie two an. ⢠^ i'u ""? ."'" ''â¢'«" "'â '" '"''i^tinKuisliable. It is believed that Cowbirds do more damage to the smaller birds than all other dangers com bined. as their young being larger and stronger - "-^ ^^"'"-^ ^-t K\v iiKAiiKi) \niilh(Ufph(ihis .rnnthncephalui. Range. North .America west of the Missis- sippi to eastern California, breeding from the southern parts of the tlnlted States north to British Columbia and Hudscm Bay and winter- ing from southern ITnited States downward. This large handsome Blackbird with bright yel- low iipHd and breast is very abundant in some parts of ttit wesi. where they nesi in large colonies in sloughs and marshes, being especially abundant in the Dakotas and Mani- "''"vlsh white toba. The nests are made of strips o' uahes. skillfully woven together and attacheu to up- right cane near the surface of the water. They lay from four to six eggs having a grayish white ground color, finely specked and spotted with shades of brown and gray; aixe 319. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been
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