. The birds of New Englandand adjacent states: containing descriptions of the birds of New England ... together with a history of their habitats ... ; with illustrations of many species of the birds, and accurate figures of their eggs . nd,although I do not remember of an authenticated have no egg of this bird in my collection, and have nevermet with its nest. There seems considerable confusionregarding this species, both as to its nesting-place and itseggs. Mr. Hutchins says ( Fauna Boreali Americana,n. 36) it makes its nest on rocks and in hollow trees,of sticks and grass, lined w
. The birds of New Englandand adjacent states: containing descriptions of the birds of New England ... together with a history of their habitats ... ; with illustrations of many species of the birds, and accurate figures of their eggs . nd,although I do not remember of an authenticated have no egg of this bird in my collection, and have nevermet with its nest. There seems considerable confusionregarding this species, both as to its nesting-place and itseggs. Mr. Hutchins says ( Fauna Boreali Americana,n. 36) it makes its nest on rocks and in hollow trees,of sticks and grass, lined with feathers; laying from two tofour white eggs, marked with red spots. Audubon, indescribing the eggs, says ( Birds of America) : description of the eggs of this bird is greatlyat variance with my own observations. The eggs, in threeinstances which occurred at Labrador, were five; theymeasured an inch and three-quarters in length, an inch anda quarter in breadth, and were rather elongated; theirground-color a dull yellowish-brown, thickly clouded withirregular blotches of dull, dark reddish-brown. says ( Synopsis of Birds of North America, asan appendix to Wilsons Ornithology > it nests in low Plate
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