. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . s,whicli is also known as the Sprig-tail, is verycommon in the United States in thespring and fall migrations. It is aboutthirty indies long, its length depending upon the development of the , tlie central ones ot which arelong and pointed. They breed casual-ly in many sections of the UnitedStates,- but in abundance from Mani-toba to the Arctic Ocean. Tliey nestnear itlie water, laying from six totwelve eggs of dull olive color. S
. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . s,whicli is also known as the Sprig-tail, is verycommon in the United States in thespring and fall migrations. It is aboutthirty indies long, its length depending upon the development of the , tlie central ones ot which arelong and pointed. They breed casual-ly in many sections of the UnitedStates,- but in abundance from Mani-toba to the Arctic Ocean. Tliey nestnear itlie water, laying from six totwelve eggs of dull olive color. Data. — Grahams Island,Devils Lake, N. Dakota, June , eggs. Nest on the ground, ofweeds, lined with down. Colony breed-ing. Collector, E. S. Bryant. 94 LAMELLIROSTRAL SWIMMERS Wood Duck. Aiv sponsa. Range.—Temperate North America, breedingfrom Labrador and British Columbia south toFlorida. Bridal Duck is a name often given to this, themost beautiful of all Ducks. They are beautifully marked, have a large crest,and are iridescent with all colors of the frequent wooded country near ponds and *S«; Rich buff lakes, feeding on water insects and mollusks inthe coves. They build tlieir nests in hollow treesand stumps, often at quite a distance from thewater. When the young are a few days old, tlieyslide, scramble, or flutter down the tree trunk tothe ground lielow, and are led to the water. Thenest is made of twigs, weeds and grass, and warm-ly lined with down. The eggs are a buff colorand number eight to fifteen. Size 2. x [115.] Rufous-crested Duck. Netta ruflna.
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