. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . 35. Skua. Megalestris skua. Range.—Coasts and islands of the North At-lantic, chiefly on the European side; rare on theAtlantic coast of North America. Skuas are large (22 inches in length) and verypowerfully built birds, having the general formof a Gull. Their whole plumage is a dingy brown-ish black color, palest below. Breeds in Icelandand possibly on some of the islands in HudsonStrait. The nest is a hollow on the ground hi

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