. North American birds eggs . [Creaiuy buff. XL 136. Widgeon. Mareca penelope. Range.—Northern Hemisphere,breeding in America, only in theAleutian Islands; rare or accidentalin other parts of the country. The European Widgeon is similarin build and plumage to the follow-ing species, except that the wholehead, with the exception of the whitecrown, is chestnut. They buildtheir nests in the rushes, makingthem of reeds and grass and liningtheoa with feathers. They lay fromsix to ten light buff colored x (Pale buff 72 North American Birds Eggs. 137. Baldpate. nmericana
. North American birds eggs . [Creaiuy buff. XL 136. Widgeon. Mareca penelope. Range.—Northern Hemisphere,breeding in America, only in theAleutian Islands; rare or accidentalin other parts of the country. The European Widgeon is similarin build and plumage to the follow-ing species, except that the wholehead, with the exception of the whitecrown, is chestnut. They buildtheir nests in the rushes, makingthem of reeds and grass and liningtheoa with feathers. They lay fromsix to ten light buff colored x (Pale buff 72 North American Birds Eggs. 137. Baldpate. nmericana. -North America, breeding in tlie interior from Texas nortli to Hudson The Baldpate (so-called because ofthe white crown) or American Widgeonis a handsomely marked bird and isregarded as a great table delicacy. Themale birds cannot be mistaken for anyother species because of the whitecrown, wing coverts and underpartsand the broad green stripe, back of theeye. They breed locally in many partsof the countrj, building their nests ofgrass and weeds, neatly lined withfeathers, on the ground in lay from six to twelve creamyeggs. Size x Data.—LacAux Morts, North Dakota. Eighteggs. Nest of grass and down onground in a grassy meadow. Collector, E. S. Bryant
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