. Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states. Birds; Birds. CRANES 349 pond. Eggs: 2; to by to in.; indistinguishable in color from those of Whooping Crane (page 346) but a little smaller. Dates: March 2, Florida; April 14, Oregon; May 5, Indiana; May 30, Wisconsin; June 5, Colorado; June 9, North Dakota; latest June 30, Michigan. Incuba- tion : Period not definitely known, probably about 30 to 33 days; apparently by female. One brood yearly. Range. — North America south of the Hudsonian region. Breeds from southern British Columbia, southern Alberta and southern S
. Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states. Birds; Birds. CRANES 349 pond. Eggs: 2; to by to in.; indistinguishable in color from those of Whooping Crane (page 346) but a little smaller. Dates: March 2, Florida; April 14, Oregon; May 5, Indiana; May 30, Wisconsin; June 5, Colorado; June 9, North Dakota; latest June 30, Michigan. Incuba- tion : Period not definitely known, probably about 30 to 33 days; apparently by female. One brood yearly. Range. — North America south of the Hudsonian region. Breeds from southern British Columbia, southern Alberta and southern Saskatchewan (formerly Manitoba and western Ontario) south to Cali-. Sandhill Crane From Game Birds, Wild-fowl and Shore Birds. fornia, northern Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa and northern Indiana (formerly Illinois and Ohio) ; breeding now largely local and restricted, particularly in United States; resident in Florida, Louisiana and Cuba; migrated formerly on Atlantic coast from New England southward as well as through In- terior ; now rare or casual east of the Mississippi except in Florida where decreasing; winters from Cali- fornia (casually Colorado) and Gulf States through Mexico to latitude of Yucatan. Distribution in New England. — Apparently more or less common locally during settlement, now practically extirpated; the two definite records are those of a specimen recorded by William Brew- ster, taken in 1896 or 1897 at Lovell's Pond, Wakefield, New Hampshire, and preserved in Museum of. 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 Forbush, Edward Howe, 1858-1929; Massachusetts. Dept. of Agriculture. [Norwood, Ma. : Printed by Berwick and Smith Company]
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