. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Birds; Birds; Birds; Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 99 ida. It is called Crying Bird from its loud and startling note which is said to be not unlike the cry of a child in distress. Mr. Thomas H. Jackson met with this species breeding in the sub-tropical wilds of the Ocklawaha river in Florida. He states that this bird chooses for a nesting place a secluded spot on the banks of a river or slough. Sev- eral pairs often nest close together in the manner of Herons, though isolated nests are freq
. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Birds; Birds; Birds; Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 99 ida. It is called Crying Bird from its loud and startling note which is said to be not unlike the cry of a child in distress. Mr. Thomas H. Jackson met with this species breeding in the sub-tropical wilds of the Ocklawaha river in Florida. He states that this bird chooses for a nesting place a secluded spot on the banks of a river or slough. Sev- eral pairs often nest close together in the manner of Herons, though isolated nests are frequently observed. The nest is made of pieces of dead vines, dry leaves and old veg- etation of various kinds loosely constructed and generally bedded on a mass of vines, from five to eight feet from the ground. The usual complement of eggs laid is five or six; four and seven are not uncommon numbers. Fourteen sets in Mr. Jackson's cabinet consist of eight sets of six, one of five, two of seven, two of four and one of three eggs. In size, shape and texture of shell they resemble those of the domestic fowl, while in color and markings they are sim- ilar to those of the Sandhill Crane—varying from almost pure white to creamy, buff, and grayish-white. The eggs are variously spotted, daubed and stained with brown and gray. A set of six eggs containing the largest specimens in the series, exhibit the following dimensions: , , , X , X , x ; the set showing the smallest sizes are given as follows: x , x , x , x , ,63, * 208. Rallus elegans Aud. [569.] King Rail. Hab. Fresh-water marshes of Eastern United States from the Middle States, Northern Illinois, Wis- consin and Kansas southward. Casually north to Massachusetts and Maine, and Ontario. The King Rail, Fresh-water Marsh Hen, or Red-breasted Rail, is distributed in summer from New York southward, breeding throughout the inland
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