. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 218 NORTH AMKUICAX UIKDS. Till! Crmv BliiclvLird iicnts in various sitiintidiis, floiiictinica in low liiislios, iiMii'(! rri'(|ii('iitly in tivfs, mid iit viii' lici^^lits. A ]iiiii', I'or yrais, liad their nest mi tlic toj) uf a liiijli fir-tiw, sonio sixty I'ci'l i'mni tliu ^TDUnd, staiidiii,!,' a lew t'wX Iriiiii my front door. Tiioiiifji nanowly watclicd liy un- i'liiaidly eyes, no ono could dctecl tliom in any iniscliici'. Xot a spear of corn was niolcstcd, and their
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 218 NORTH AMKUICAX UIKDS. Till! Crmv BliiclvLird iicnts in various sitiintidiis, floiiictinica in low liiislios, iiMii'(! rri'(|ii('iitly in tivfs, mid iit viii' lici^^lits. A ]iiiii', I'or yrais, liad their nest mi tlic toj) uf a liiijli fir-tiw, sonio sixty I'ci'l i'mni tliu ^TDUnd, staiidiii,!,' a lew t'wX Iriiiii my front door. Tiioiiifji nanowly watclicd liy un- i'liiaidly eyes, no ono could dctecl tliom in any iniscliici'. Xot a spear of corn was niolcstcd, and their food was exihisivcly insects, for which they dili- eently seaicheil. tnrnin,u' over cliips, jiieces of wood, and looso stones. Their nests are lar^fe, coarsely hut slronj,dy made of twin's and dry plants, intor- woven with stroiii,'stems of grasses. When the Kish JIawks huild in their nci^ddiorhood, Wilson states tiiat it is a, freijuent occurrence for tho (irakles to place their nesls in tlie interstices of those of the former. Somo- tiiues several pairs make use of the same Hawk's nest at tho .same time, liviii",' in siiij,ndar amity with owner. Mr. Audidion sptsaks of tindinj;' these birds ^'cnerally l)rciHliiii,' in the hollows of trees. I have never met with their nests in these situations, hut Mr. William r>rew,stcr .says he has found them nesting' in this maimer in the northern part of Maine. Both, however, prolialdy rcfi'r to tlie var. (iiifus. The eggs of the (irakle e.\hiliit great variations in their ground-color, varying from a light greeiiisii-white to a deep rusty-lirown. The former is the more common color. The eggs are marked M'ith large dashes and broad, irregular streaks of black and dark brown, often presenting a singular gro- tescpieiiess in their sha[tes. Kggs with a deep brown ground are usually marked chieily about the larger end with continent, cloudy blotches of deeper shades of the same. The eggs measure inches by .90. Vur. (cnons, Ui
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