. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 609 pairs nesting at Riverside, Illinois, and that they arrived in that locality on the 17th of ; (Birds of the Chicago Area, 1907, p. 145.) Mr. Otto C. Poling found it "an abundant resident" in the vicinity of Quincy, Adams County, Illinois. (The Auk, 1890, p. 243). In Wisconsin it is rare. Dr. Hoy (1852) states that a few speci- mens formerly nested near Racine. Messrs. Kumlien & HoUister (Birds of Wisconsin, 1903, p. 102) record three specimens from the vicinity
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 609 pairs nesting at Riverside, Illinois, and that they arrived in that locality on the 17th of ; (Birds of the Chicago Area, 1907, p. 145.) Mr. Otto C. Poling found it "an abundant resident" in the vicinity of Quincy, Adams County, Illinois. (The Auk, 1890, p. 243). In Wisconsin it is rare. Dr. Hoy (1852) states that a few speci- mens formerly nested near Racine. Messrs. Kumlien & HoUister (Birds of Wisconsin, 1903, p. 102) record three specimens from the vicinity of Milwaukee and one or two others which they suppose might have been escaped cage birds. The nest is a comparatively small structure of rootlets, shreds of bark, etc., built in a low tree or bush. The eggs are 3 or 4, variable in color, white or buff white or greenish white, marked, spotted and speckled with various shades of brown and lilac gray, and measure about I X .74 inches. There is a set of three eggs in the Field Museum collection, taken at Poland, Ohio, May 19, 1891. Genus ZAMELODIA Coues. 274. Zamelodia ludoviciana (Linn.). Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Habia ludoviciana (Linn.), A .0. U. Check List, 1895, p. 250. Distr.: Eastern North America, and southern Canada, west to Athabaska and Saskatchewan, south in winter to Central and north- ern South America; breeds from North Carolina, Ohio, Illinois and Nebraska northward. Adult male: Whole head, throat and back, black; breast and under wing coverts, brilliant rosy red, rest of under parts, white; Rose-breasted Grosbeak (male).. 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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