. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 393. Avocet. The Avocet is of occasional occurrence in Illinois and Wisconsin. Nelson says (Birds N. E. 111., 1876, p. 124): "A rare migrant, gener- ally occurs in small parties the last of April and the first 01 May and during September and the first of October. Frequents the borders of marshy ; Regarding its occurrence in Wisconsin, Kum- lien and Hollister say: "Specimens of this peculiar wader were taken by Thure Kumlien at different times from 1844 to 1875. Three we
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 393. Avocet. The Avocet is of occasional occurrence in Illinois and Wisconsin. Nelson says (Birds N. E. 111., 1876, p. 124): "A rare migrant, gener- ally occurs in small parties the last of April and the first 01 May and during September and the first of October. Frequents the borders of marshy ; Regarding its occurrence in Wisconsin, Kum- lien and Hollister say: "Specimens of this peculiar wader were taken by Thure Kumlien at different times from 1844 to 1875. Three were shot on Lake Koshkonong, September, 1873. Bred in Green Bay in 1879, where downy young were seen in the possession of a taxider- mist, by L. Kumlien. Those taken by Thure Kumlien were more often taken in September and October and were principally young birds. A specimen in the Milwaukee Public Museum is labelled 'Wis.' At the present time it must be considered as exceptionally ; (Birds of Wisconsin, 1903, p. 42.) "East of the Mississippi it breeds from Illinois ; (W. W. Cooke, Bird Migr. Miss. Val., 1888, p. 90.) The nest is merely a depression in the ground in marshy places. The eggs are three or four, olive clay color, marked and spotted with chocolate brown, and measure about 2 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921. Chicago
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