. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 200 •NESTS AND EGOS OF measurements of two eggs taken May 22, 1886, is , ; they are bluieb- white, unmarked, one of them having light brown stains on it. They were talseii from a nest placed in the slender forks of a small post oak about thirty feet from the ground; it was made of sticks and weed stems, lined with willow twigs in leaf. Mr. Slngley has given me the sizes of the eggs of four sets which he collected in th*. 329. Left, Mississirpi Kite , right. Swallow-tailed Kitk (From Brehml, season of 1887. Three of these
. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 200 •NESTS AND EGOS OF measurements of two eggs taken May 22, 1886, is , ; they are bluieb- white, unmarked, one of them having light brown stains on it. They were talseii from a nest placed in the slender forks of a small post oak about thirty feet from the ground; it was made of sticks and weed stems, lined with willow twigs in leaf. Mr. Slngley has given me the sizes of the eggs of four sets which he collected in th*. 329. Left, Mississirpi Kite , right. Swallow-tailed Kitk (From Brehml, season of 1887. Three of these sets were of two eggs each and one of three; their color was invariably bluish-white, unmarked, and their sizes are as follows: , , , , , , , , Considerable variation will be noticed in the length of these specimens, while their diameter is very uniform. Col. N. S. Goss found this species breeding in company with the Swallow-tailed Kite in the vicinity of Neosho Falls, Kansas. An egg was taken July 5, from an old crow's nest, fitted up with a few extra sticks and green twigs in leat for lining. It was placed in a medium-sized oak about forty feet from the ground. The egg, which was advanced in incubation, he describes a pure white, size * Col. Goss also observed the Mississippi Kite nesting in the timber lands bordering Medicine River, near Sun City, Barber county, Kansas, and found • Auk, Vol. IT, p. 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; Davie, Oliver. Egg check list of North American birds. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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