. 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. lirffnlah liliic three to Ave skkh of a RreenUh blue color, cov- ert^ with a chalky white depoMlt. Mlae 1 25 X They are laid In May or ItiiHil ltiinn*-r ⢠Alll .;). 'NN-KN. (iemiKcffj laliforniannt. Range. «iern United States from Oregon, Colorado and KaniMiN aouth- ward; mo«t abundant on the Mex«an border, and wintering In ceStr" MexWo. ThlH curloU8 Hpede
. 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. lirffnlah liliic three to Ave skkh of a RreenUh blue color, cov- ert^ with a chalky white depoMlt. Mlae 1 25 X They are laid In May or ItiiHil ltiinn*-r ⢠Alll .;). 'NN-KN. (iemiKcffj laliforniannt. Range. «iern United States from Oregon, Colorado and KaniMiN aouth- ward; mo«t abundant on the Mex«an border, and wintering In ceStr" MexWo. ThlH curloU8 HpedeH itt known aw the "Chaparral ; "Oround ; "Snake-killer," etc. Uh upper partH are a glimsy greenish brown, each fpiither belnif edged or fringed with whltloh; the tall iH very long, broad and graduated, the feather, l;e,nK broadly tipped with white. They are noted fo- their swlftneHH on loot, paddling over the Tround at an astonlMhlns rate, aided by their out- htretdied wlnirs and spread tall, which act a8 aeiuplanes; tlif-ir legs jire long and have two toes front and two hack. Their food conslHta of llzardx and xmall snakes, ilicy being particularly Mavage In their attacks upon the latter. They build rude ââ, , . , w â "f"*'" "' ""â¢'<â¢' a""! twlK«. in low trees or bUHhea. and during ApriJ or .May, lay from four to ten eggH, depositing them at Inter VBlH of several d«ys. They are pure white am) I .'â , x !.:'<. 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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