. Life histories of North American birds with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. TUE MAltail HAWK. 185 iind in sucli ('msch tlic nosts arc fn'(|ii('iitly Itiilky iifTfiirH. TIk; nsuiil nuinbor (if I'fi't^s liiiil liy tliis s|i(M-i('s is \u>u\ fnin' tu six, i-nrcly iiKirc. Mr. .Idliii Swiiildiriic writes me tliitt in Arizmiii the iisiial iuiiiil)or of Ojjfjfs foiinil l)V liim is two or tlircci. I found a nest near the liiij;iina, !l miles frt>ni 'riicsnn, Ari/.iiiia, with two newly liatclieil younfi- and an e;;;r al)out to hatc
. Life histories of North American birds with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. TUE MAltail HAWK. 185 iind in sucli ('msch tlic nosts arc fn'(|ii('iitly Itiilky iifTfiirH. TIk; nsuiil nuinbor (if I'fi't^s liiiil liy tliis s|i(M-i('s is \u>u\ fnin' tu six, i-nrcly iiKirc. Mr. .Idliii Swiiildiriic writes me tliitt in Arizmiii the iisiial iuiiiil)or of Ojjfjfs foiinil l)V liim is two or tlircci. I found a nest near the liiij;iina, !l miles frt>ni 'riicsnn, Ari/.iiiia, with two newly liatclieil younfi- and an e;;;r al)out to hatch. I also toiik a ninch incuhated set of three fjijjfs near Fort Ijapwai, Idaho, dime lo, 1H71. As an offset to such small .sets, I had the f^ood fortune tt> tind on(i of ei;;ht, near Walla Walla, Washinj;-ton, on May H, 1H,S2. The nest was placed in a pasture, idoso to a small stream, alonj^sido of and concealetl hy a tall l)un(^li of rye f^-rass. It was Driucupally constructed of dry "jrassoa care- lessly urraiiffed. 'IMie effj^s were in ditferent staj^es of incuhation, liv con- tained lar^e end»ryos that re(iuired ntttinji^ t>ut, one was (piite fresh, and two nearly so. The earliest date on which any of the ejyji's were taken amon, 1H;J7, collected l»y Audubon, near (Jalveston, Texas. On the I'acific coast the Marsh Hawk lays in the hejiinninj;' of April, and even at Camp Harney, Orej^'on, 1 liave taken their ejij^s on April L",», In Connecticut they nest usually Itetween ^fay lo and ;). j\lr. .John N. Clark, of Sayhrook, writes mo: "I ol)serve that the female sits very closely and the male ])rocures the food with {jfreat dilij-ence. I have located the nestn often l>y watchinj^' him. T\h', moment he appears in sij^ht the female utters slirill cries from tlu^ nest, and leaves it as he approaches, risin;^- in the air to meet him, and seizin<i with dexterity the morsel that he drops in her talons. 8he llicn retires to the nest, to fee
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