. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. .>4kua i'ltniiirinp JiPKer Oii\-p hrown the marsh grass and Is lined with grass. The two eKKs whicli they lay have an olive greenish ground, spotted with dark brown. Size x .'Ki. .l.\K(iKH. Slrrcorurius pomarinui. Range.âNorthern Hemisphere, breeding within the Arctic Circle, more commonly in the Old World. In the breeding plumage, this Jseger has the crown and face blackish; back an
. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. .>4kua i'ltniiirinp JiPKer Oii\-p hrown the marsh grass and Is lined with grass. The two eKKs whicli they lay have an olive greenish ground, spotted with dark brown. Size x .'Ki. .l.\K(iKH. Slrrcorurius pomarinui. Range.âNorthern Hemisphere, breeding within the Arctic Circle, more commonly in the Old World. In the breeding plumage, this Jseger has the crown and face blackish; back and sides of head, throat and under parts pure white, excet^t the pointed stilTened feath- ers 01' the neck which are yellow. Back, wings and tail blackish, the latter with the two middle feath- ers lengthened about four inches beyond the rest of the tail, and broad to the tips. wlii<h are twist- ed so that the feathers are verti- cal. They breed throughout the Arctic regions, but not as common- ly in America as the following species. The nest is on the ground in the marsh grass and is made of '""*'' ''"'â " '"'""" grass and moss. They lay two and rarely three eggs of an olive brown or greenish color. These are spotted with Vown and black. Size x 36. 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Toronto : Musson
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