. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. NORTH AMIUi'h AS HI lilts. 187 untM leem once )yo(l, and und- 88 many as fifty and a hundred ncHts have been observed in u .sliit;lp tree. The ncHt Is a mere platform of sticks, carelessly thrown together. Tho oRgs are usually one. never more than two In number, pure white, and broadly ellipilcal In shapo; average size. A nest foi'" Oak Park. Minneapolis. MInnraota. June 21st. 1895. Is the latest record of am aware. The nest contained one ckr and the female bird was taken. The
. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. NORTH AMIUi'h AS HI lilts. 187 untM leem once )yo(l, and und- 88 many as fifty and a hundred ncHts have been observed in u .sliit;lp tree. The ncHt Is a mere platform of sticks, carelessly thrown together. Tho oRgs are usually one. never more than two In number, pure white, and broadly ellipilcal In shapo; average size. A nest foi'" Oak Park. Minneapolis. MInnraota. June 21st. 1895. Is the latest record of am aware. The nest contained one ckr and the female bird was taken. The hue MnJ. Bcndire gives the average nieasureuMMita of twenty specimens In the U. S. National Museum as and k till ozena ), one and The isting often 316. MOURNING DOVE. ZcnuhlKni niucrtinni (Unn.) Geog. Dlst.—Whole of temperate North America from Southern Maine, Canada and Oregon, south to Panama and the West Indies. The Carolina Dove, also called Turtle Dove, Is one of our best known and fa- miliar birds. Its gentle disposition, its sweet but motirnful cooing, liavi' uuidc It the typical sad-toned singer in poetry and song. The Turtle Dove is distributed throughout temperate North America; it is to be met with everywhere, both in woodland and In open place;-,. It is particularly fond of fecdluK 'n country roadways. During the breeding season they are found in pairs, but at other times are liiRhly. 316. MouKNiNG DovB AND Nbst. (Oheney del.) gregarious, though flocks of them never attain the size of those of the Wild Pigeon. The nest is placed on the horizontal branches of trees, on stumps, on the top rail of old snake fences, on rocks, in bushes, and In treeless regions the nest is placed on the ground. It varies In construction with Its location. When found in small branches of trees It Is made of a few sticks, somewhat after the style of the Cuckoo's nest, but If on a large limb or stump, It Is often but a rim of twigs sufficient to retain the 'li 'i:!. Please not
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