. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 228 NESTS AND E008 OP in natural cavities of trees,, in ancient ruins, in towers of churches, both in the country and cities, even in London. The material used consists of sticks,,"twigs, hay, wool and feathers, all arranged in a slovenly manner. When the nest is placed in rocks, it is said that no material is used. The eggs, which are rounded-oval in form, ire four or five in number, sometimes six. They vary from a reddish to yellowish, apeckled, spotted or blotched with orange-brown alid reddish-brown. A great varia-. 1*3:1-,_)ii&l
. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 228 NESTS AND E008 OP in natural cavities of trees,, in ancient ruins, in towers of churches, both in the country and cities, even in London. The material used consists of sticks,,"twigs, hay, wool and feathers, all arranged in a slovenly manner. When the nest is placed in rocks, it is said that no material is used. The eggs, which are rounded-oval in form, ire four or five in number, sometimes six. They vary from a reddish to yellowish, apeckled, spotted or blotched with orange-brown alid reddish-brown. A great varia-. 1*3:1-,_)ii<jA r.^'- 359. 1. Kestrel (From Brehm;. tion exists in the style and amount of markings In a large series of eggs. Pour eggs collected in Staffordshire, England, May 12, 1884, measure , , , A set of five eggs taken, from an old church spire in County Antrum, Ireland, May 25, 1883, gives the following measurements: , , , , 360. AMERICAN SPAKROW HAWK. Falco sparverius Linn. Geog. Dist.— North America, east of the Rocky Mountains, south to Northern South America. This beautiful little Hawk is abundant everywhere in North America in its sev- eral geographical races, and is familiar to every boy who has been in the 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 Davie, Oliver; Davie, Oliver. Egg check list of North American birds. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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