. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 246 NESTS AND EGGS OF The eggs are said to range from two to six in number, dull white in color, rounded- oval in shape, and average in their long diameter and in their short diameter A set of five egg^ is in Mr. C. W. Crandall's collection. They were collected by - Mr. Edward Arnold at Fishing Lakes, Assiniboia, British America, May 26, 1895. The nest was in a maple tree, fifteen feet from the ground; it was composed of large and small sticks, lined with grass, moss, rabbit-fur and rubbish. While taking these eggs the parent b
. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 246 NESTS AND EGGS OF The eggs are said to range from two to six in number, dull white in color, rounded- oval in shape, and average in their long diameter and in their short diameter A set of five egg^ is in Mr. C. W. Crandall's collection. They were collected by - Mr. Edward Arnold at Fishing Lakes, Assiniboia, British America, May 26, 1895. The nest was in a maple tree, fifteen feet from the ground; it was composed of large and small sticks, lined with grass, moss, rabbit-fur and rubbish. While taking these eggs the parent bird proved to be very pugnacious. The eggs measure as fol- lows: , , , , 378. BURROWING OWL. Speotyto cunicularia hypoffwa (Bonap.) Geog. Dist.—Western United States, from the Great Plains to the Pacific, south to Guate- mala. Accidental in New England. The Burrowing Owl, made famous by popular stories of Its living in burrows and holes of the ground with rattlesnakes, gophers and prairie dogs, inhabits the. a78. Burrowing Owl (From Brehm). treeless regions of Western North America, from the plains to the Pacific. It is found In all suitable places in Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Nebraska. Indlam Territory, Wyoming, Dakota, Montana, New Mexico, Arizona, Washington, GregOM and* California. They are usually abundant, and congregate in large eoM- ^unities, breeding in deserted burrows of quadrupeds, such as the prairie dog, kadger or gopher, and there is no truth in the statements made by travelers tb«t the. 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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