. Bird homes. The nests, eggs and breeding habits of the land birds breeding in the eastern United States; with hints on the rearing and photographing of young birds . pottedwith rufous ; sides of the neck with tufts generally com-posed of ten or more narrow, stiffened black feathers markedwith buffy and rufous, their ends roiiinicd, the skin beneaththese tufts bare ; tail rounded, fuscous, the inner featherssomewhat mottled with ochraceous-buff, tip white, throatbuffy, breast and belly white, evenly barred with black. Adii/t ?—Similar, but the neck tufts much smaller and the tailbarred with o
. Bird homes. The nests, eggs and breeding habits of the land birds breeding in the eastern United States; with hints on the rearing and photographing of young birds . pottedwith rufous ; sides of the neck with tufts generally com-posed of ten or more narrow, stiffened black feathers markedwith buffy and rufous, their ends roiiinicd, the skin beneaththese tufts bare ; tail rounded, fuscous, the inner featherssomewhat mottled with ochraceous-buff, tip white, throatbuffy, breast and belly white, evenly barred with black. Adii/t ?—Similar, but the neck tufts much smaller and the tailbarred with ochraceous or rufous. Length— (Chap-man.) Breeding Range—The prairies of the Mississippi Valley, east toKentucky and western Ohio, and north to southern Mani-toba. The nest, which is placed in a slight hollow in the ground, ismade of grasses and feathers; it is usually found in the prairiegrass, and at the foot of bushes on the barren ground. 8 to14 eggs are laid; they are grayish buff, sometimes speckled withbrown. Size— x The Prairie Hen is said to be now much less commonthroughout its eastern range than it was formerly, though it is 36. BOB-WHITES NEST FULL OF EGGS. Open Nests on the Ground Still the common game bird of the Central States. The habits dur-ing the mating season have been well described by Colonel select a smooth open courtship ground (usually called ascratching ground), where the males assemble at the early dawnto vie with each other in courage and pompous display, utteringat the same time their love call, a loud booming noise; as soonas this is heard by the hen birds desirous of mating, they quietlyput in an appearance, squat upon the ground, apparently indiffer-ent observers, until claimed by victorious rivals. They breed towards the end of April in Kansas and occupies from three to four weeks. 325. Turkey Vulture or Buzzard : Cathartes aura (Linn.) Eggs creamy white with brownish or reddish blotches andpu
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