MAKE A MEME View Large Image Eggs of North American birds (Page 37) (6237097449).jpg EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS 37 <br> Nests composed of grass moss or other similar material and <br> are placed in dry situations except when otherwise stated <br> 227 European ...
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Keywords: Eggs of North American birds (Page 37) (6237097449).jpg EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS 37 <br> Nests composed of grass moss or other similar material and <br> are placed in dry situations except when otherwise stated <br> 227 European Woodcock Scolopax rusticolor Eggs 3 <br> or 4 oval pale yellowish white blotched and spotted with ashy <br> yellow and yellowish brown or reddish; 1 75 -\- 1 33 to 1 35 -j- <br> 1 80 Extralimital ; breeds in the northern portions of the <br> Old World but the birds have been taken in Eastern North <br> America <br> 228 American Woodcock Eggs 3 or 4 rather oval or short <br> pyriform varying from creamy to buff spotted and blotched <br> irregularly but quite thickly and coarsely with pale reddish <br> brown of varying shades ; 1 10 -j- 1-65 to 1 20 - - 1 70 Known <br> from all American eggs by the pale colors and oval or short <br> pyriform shape Breeds in the eastern provinces of North <br> America westward to Dakota and Kansas ; from the British <br> Provinces southward to the Gulf of Mexico and Northern <br> Florida ; in the latter named sectiwn in February ; farther <br> north in April <br> 229 European Snipe Gallinago gallinago Eggs 2 to 4 <br> pyriform varying from pale greenish brown to yellowish ash <br> spotted and blotched irregularly and rather faintly with rounded <br> marks of pale reddish brown the greater portion of the mark- <br> ings being on the larger end; 1 05 -f- 1- 0 to 1 10 -j- 1 60 <br> Extralimital ; occurs in the northern parts of the Old World ; <br> the bird is frequently found in Greenland and is accidental in <br> the Bermudas <br> 230 Wilson's Snipe Galinago delicata Eggs 3 or 4 in- <br> distinguishable from those of No 229; in both species the <br> eggs are occasionally marked with lines and scrawls Known by <br> the decidedly greenish color Nests placed in marshes Breeds <br> from Northern United States northward in June <br> 231 Dowitcher Ifacrorcwiphus griseus Eggs 2 to 4 <br> pyriform varying from pale greenish brown to yellowish ash <br> spotted and blotched irregularly and usually faintly with light <br> reddish brown and umber; 1 10 - -1 55 to 1 15- - 1 75 Known 13764156 48899 13894 Page 37 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/13764156 1890 10 5962/bhl title 13894 Maynard C J NameFound Dakota NameFound Galinago delicata NameConfirmed Gallinago delicata EOLID 1064982 NameBankID 2474501 NameFound Gallinago gallinago NameConfirmed Gallinago gallinago EOLID 1049554 NameBankID 3851046 NameFound Ifacrorcwiphus griseus NameFound Scolopax NameConfirmed Scolopax EOLID 79046 NameBankID 2473314 Biodiversity Heritage Library ABC of fox hunting Birds Eggs Nests North America SIL Smithsonian Institution Libraries bhl page 13764156 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/13764156 north america sil smithsonian institution libraries Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2011-10-12 Check categories 2015 September 22 PD-old-70-1923 Eggs of North American birds Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script Files from the Biodiversity Heritage Library released as Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
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