. North American birds eggs . fOlive brown.] rr. Range. — Northern Hemisphere,breeding within the Arctic Circle,more commonly in the Old World. In the breeding plumage, thisJseger has the crown and face black-ish ; back and sides of head, throatand under parts pure white, exceptthe pointed stiffened feathers of theneck which are yellow. Back,wings and tail blackish,the latter with the two middlefeathers lengthened about fourinches beyond the rest of the tail,and broad to their tips, whichare twisted so that the feathers are [Deep olive brown 24 North American Birds Eggs. vertical. Thejbreed th

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. North American birds eggs . fOlive brown.] rr. Range. — Northern Hemisphere,breeding within the Arctic Circle,more commonly in the Old World. In the breeding plumage, thisJseger has the crown and face black-ish ; back and sides of head, throatand under parts pure white, exceptthe pointed stiffened feathers of theneck which are yellow. Back,wings and tail blackish,the latter with the two middlefeathers lengthened about fourinches beyond the rest of the tail,and broad to their tips, whichare twisted so that the feathers are [Deep olive brown 24 North American Birds Eggs. vertical. Thejbreed throughout the Arcticjregions, butnot as commonlj inAmerica as the following species. The nest is on the ground in the marshgrass and is made of grass and moss. They lay two and rarely three eggs of anolive brown or greenish color. These are spotted with brown and black. X 37. Parasitic Jaeger. Stcrcorarhig parasiticus. Range.—Northern Hemisphere, winterin

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