. Life histories of North American birds with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. TUIJ KUKOI'HAN ). 70, Buteo buteo (:rs). 'KOl'KAN ). /â¢>(/(â¢() hillio Systcniii Niit 11 IlllliO hlltto LiniTKN'STKIN. Nulll (H â ii. , ir.^s, 00. atiii- Mnsco Hcniliiiciisis. ls,")l,:i. 205 \\w Okoohai'HICal KAX(iK,: XurtluTii iportions of ivistiTu lioiuisphoro; acciilciitMl UiiitiMl Stales, Mii'hisaii (?). 'V\\i' ('(iiumoii Kiir()i)(.'iUi Hii/.zard is iidmittcd to ii ])iai'(> in tlic Nurtli American
. Life histories of North American birds with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. TUIJ KUKOI'HAN ). 70, Buteo buteo (:rs). 'KOl'KAN ). /â¢>(/(â¢() hillio Systcniii Niit 11 IlllliO hlltto LiniTKN'STKIN. Nulll (H â ii. , ir.^s, 00. atiii- Mnsco Hcniliiiciisis. ls,")l,:i. 205 \\w Okoohai'HICal KAX(iK,: XurtluTii iportions of ivistiTu lioiuisphoro; acciilciitMl UiiitiMl Stales, Mii'hisaii (?). 'V\\i' ('(iiumoii Kiir()i)(.'iUi Hii/.zard is iidmittcd to ii ])iai'(> in tlic Nurtli American avifauna ou a sdinewliat (|ncsti(>nal)le rccdnl. ft certainly dues III) t iireeil witli us. It itinent of Kim is a connnon si)ecies tln-ou"liout tlie ":i'eater i)ai't of the eoi itl â o[)e, a resident ni tlu3 soutliefu jiortion ot its raufi'c, and â¢Illy a summer visitor m the nortlierii part rtli .Ml enr\- Seel)olim, in liis cxci'lleiit vork on "Uritisli Hirds," descril) the hreedili"- lialtits of tile IJiizzard as follow; Tlie Huz/ard hreeds on tli nil tskirts ot' tlii^ forests, wlieiice it issues in searcli ot food. and niav o fton seen lPer( 'li.'d on tile li ire hill; llle: waitiiiii' for mice and otlie mammals, or nia\' he o itser\('(| crossini;' the open tie (Is \\\ th somew liat 1 small ieii\ \' and nil loleiit tlijilit. It is etpially comuion in dry as in swampy \\ooils, and lireeds in pine forests as freely as in those ot â¢li and oak. in the forests M riiiiswiek, toiiii tl le nests mostly in heed 1 am 1 oak, Imt in !' iiiiiia many were in Scotch tirs, one in a hircli, and one in an elm. * * * The Ihizzard hiiilds a nest from W, to 1 t'eet in diameter, and if it is in a t'lirk of a trei (â¢times nearly as lii;.;h. 'i'lie foundation is of lar;i-e twi^' lull It IS verv llat, tlu! Iiollow 111 til iiiKlille, coiitaiiunu' the eu'^s lllOIlt ilie size and dep ith of a soup jilate. liual linin^i' is fresii jireeii leaves, ^â eiierally
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