. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 414 TS'ESTS AND EGOS OF. 618. Bohemian Wax-wing (From Brehm). The Cherry-bird, Cedar-bird, Southern or Carolina Wax-wing, is found through- out North America, as far as the wooded country extends, and breeds from Florida to the Red River country. It goes in flocks nearly the entire year. The usual position of the nest of these species is in a cedar bush or orchard tree, and it Is often placed in a sycamore, the distance varying from four to eighteen feet from the ground. It is sometimes a very handsome structure, being rather bulky, and m
. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 414 TS'ESTS AND EGOS OF. 618. Bohemian Wax-wing (From Brehm). The Cherry-bird, Cedar-bird, Southern or Carolina Wax-wing, is found through- out North America, as far as the wooded country extends, and breeds from Florida to the Red River country. It goes in flocks nearly the entire year. The usual position of the nest of these species is in a cedar bush or orchard tree, and it Is often placed in a sycamore, the distance varying from four to eighteen feet from the ground. It is sometimes a very handsome structure, being rather bulky, and made of bark, leaves, roots, twigs, weeds, paper, rags and twine, lined with finer grasses, hair and wool. The nesting time is late—June, July and August. The eggs range from 3 to 5 in a set, average ., and are from a light slate to a deep shade of stone-color, tinged with olive, marked with blotches and spots of a dark brown and purple, almost black. A set of four eggs taken by E. H. Huffman in Franklin county, Ohio, August 19, 1888, is before me. The eggs offer the following dimensions: ., ., ., . These ?eem to be uncommonly large; a common size is . 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 Davie, Oliver; Davie, Oliver. Egg check list of North American birds. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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