. North American birds eggs . Ihotii by P. 1!. EGGS OF FERRUGINOUS ROUGH-LEG. 168353. (¥1 <%-- North American Birds Eggs. White Gyrfalcon. Falro islandus. ,_ Range.—Arctic regions; south in i ■ „ winter casually to northern United States chiefly on the coast. Gyrfalcons are large, strong, act-ive and fearless birds, about 23inches in length. Their food con-sists chiefly of hares, Ducks andWaders which abound in the tarnorth. The present species is snowywhite, more or less barred withblackish brown on the back andwings and with a few marks on thebreast. They nest upon the le
. North American birds eggs . Ihotii by P. 1!. EGGS OF FERRUGINOUS ROUGH-LEG. 168353. (¥1 <%-- North American Birds Eggs. White Gyrfalcon. Falro islandus. ,_ Range.—Arctic regions; south in i ■ „ winter casually to northern United States chiefly on the coast. Gyrfalcons are large, strong, act-ive and fearless birds, about 23inches in length. Their food con-sists chiefly of hares, Ducks andWaders which abound in the tarnorth. The present species is snowywhite, more or less barred withblackish brown on the back andwings and with a few marks on thebreast. They nest upon the ledgesof high cliffs, laying three or foureggs of a buffy color, blotched andfinely specked with reddish brown,this color often concealing theground color. Size of eggs, x In America, they nest in Greenland and the Arctic regions. Gray Gyrfalcon. Falco [ Range. —Arctic regions; south inwinter to northern United States. This species is of the size of the lastbut the plumage is largely gray, barredwith dusk}. rhey nest naore abund-antly in southern Greenland than dothe preceding species. The nestinghibits and eggs do not differ. Fnlri) niHticolufi
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