. The birds of Ontario; being a concise account of every species of bird known to have been found in Ontario, with a description of their nests and eggs, and instructions for collecting birds and preparing and preserving skins, also directions how to form a collection of eggs. Birds. HORNED LARK. 269 of the eggs ai'e often strong points in the evidence, I shall give Dr. Coues' instructions, which may be of use in this connection : " E. aaidiais—Nest, in the trees, in horizontal forks, thin, saucer- shaped, open-work ; eggs, creamy-white, boldly spotted. E. traillit—Nest, in trees, in upri
. The birds of Ontario; being a concise account of every species of bird known to have been found in Ontario, with a description of their nests and eggs, and instructions for collecting birds and preparing and preserving skins, also directions how to form a collection of eggs. Birds. HORNED LARK. 269 of the eggs ai'e often strong points in the evidence, I shall give Dr. Coues' instructions, which may be of use in this connection : " E. aaidiais—Nest, in the trees, in horizontal forks, thin, saucer- shaped, open-work ; eggs, creamy-white, boldly spotted. E. traillit—Nest, in trees, in upright crotch, deeply cupped, more (jr less compact walled ; eggs, creamy-white, boldly spotted. E. —Nest, in trees, in upright crotch, deeplv cupped, compact walled ; eggs, immaculate white. E. flai^iveiifris—Nest, on the ground or near it, deeply cupped, thick and bulky; eggs, white, ;. Suborder OSCINES. Song Birds. Family AIuXUBlDJE. Larks. Genus OTOCORIS Bonaparte. OTOCORIS ALPESTRIS (Linn.). 194. Horned Lark. (474) Adult:—Above, brown, tinged with pinkish, brightest on the nape, lesser wing coverts and tail coverts; other upper parts, gray, the centre of the feathers, dusky ; below, white, tinged with dusky on the sides, anteriorly with sulphur-yellow; a large black area on the breast; sides of the head and whole of the throat, sulphury-yellow, with a crescentic mark of black below each eye, and a black bar across the forehead, and thence along the side of the crown, prolonged into a tuft or ";. 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 McIlwraith, Thomas. London, T. Fisher Unwin; Toronto, William Briggs
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