. North American birds eggs . n be identified without the precise location where they were taken. CROWS, JAYS, MAGPIES, ETC. Family CORVID/E. 475. American Magpie. Pica pica hudnonia. j>ange.—Western North America from the Great Plains to the Pacific andfrom Alaska to Arizona and New Mexico. These large handsome birds have the entire head,neck and breast velvety black, abruptly definedagainst the white underparts. The back, wings andtail are greenish or bluish black, and the scapulars,white; length of bird 20 inches. They are well knownthroughout the west, where their bold and thievishhabit
. North American birds eggs . n be identified without the precise location where they were taken. CROWS, JAYS, MAGPIES, ETC. Family CORVID/E. 475. American Magpie. Pica pica hudnonia. j>ange.—Western North America from the Great Plains to the Pacific andfrom Alaska to Arizona and New Mexico. These large handsome birds have the entire head,neck and breast velvety black, abruptly definedagainst the white underparts. The back, wings andtail are greenish or bluish black, and the scapulars,white; length of bird 20 inches. They are well knownthroughout the west, where their bold and thievishhabits always excite comment. They nest in bushesand trees at low elevations from the ground, makinga very large nest of sticks, with an opening on theside, and the interior is made of weeds and mud,lined with fine grasses; these nests often reach a diameter of three feet and aremade of quite large sticks During April or May, they lay from four to eightgrayish white eggs, plentifully spotted with brown and drab. Size x . (Grayish white.] 47 6. Yellow-billed Magpie. Pica nuttalli. Range.—Middle parts of California, west of theSierra Nevadas. This species is slightly smaller than the last andhas a yellow bill and lores, otherwise iieing precise-ly like the more common species. Their habits donot differ from those of the other, the nests are thesame and the eggs are indistinguishable. X .88.
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