Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club Volume 3-6 (Paperback)


This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ...about forty feet from the ground, and was built of dry sticks and lined with a few green twigs of the cotton-wood. The eggs were very far advanced in incubation. Two of them are of a dirty white color, unmarked, while the third is covered with very fine spots and dashes of pale brown, thickest at the smallest end. The measurements are as follows: 2.25 X 1.75 (the spotted one); 2.22 X 1.68; 2.18 X 1.72. The nest measured, internal diameter 91 inches, depth 2j; external diameter 19 inches. A very fine specimen of this bird was shown us by Mr. J. N. Sanford, of Elbow Lake, at which place he had recently captured it. 50. Buteo pennsylvanicus, ( Wils.) Bp. Broad-winged Hawk A single individual seen at Herman. 51. Cathartes aura, (Linn.) III. Turkey-buzzard.--Several seen at Herman and Elbow Lake. 52. Ectopistes migratoria, (Linn.) Sic. Wild Pigeon.--A single specimen seen at Brown's Valley. 53. Zenaedura carolinensis, (Linn.) Bp. Carolina Dove.--Common. 54. Pedioaoetes phasianellus columbianus, (Ord) Cs. SharpTailkd Grouse.--The common Grouse of this region. Vol. v. 2 55. Cupidonia cupido, (Linn.) Bd. Pinnated Grouse.--Several seen at Herman. 56. jEgialitis vocifera, (Linn.) Bp. Killdeer Plover.--Very common. Five nests found around the shore of a single lake. 57. Steganopua wilsoni, (Sab.) Coues. Wilson's Phalarope.--Somewhat common at Herman and vicinity. 58. Fhilohela minor, (Gm.) Gray. Woodcock.--A single bird seen at Elbow Lake, June 13. 59. Ereunetes pusillus, (Linn.) Cass. Semipalmated Sandpiper.--A small flock of some five or six seen at Herman. 60. Tringa maculata, Vieill. Pectoral Sandpiper.--Rather common. 61. Limosa fedoa, (Linn.) Ord. Great Marbled Godwit.--Abundant, frequenting the shores of lakes and ponds, and low, moist prairie. Though breeding ...

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ...about forty feet from the ground, and was built of dry sticks and lined with a few green twigs of the cotton-wood. The eggs were very far advanced in incubation. Two of them are of a dirty white color, unmarked, while the third is covered with very fine spots and dashes of pale brown, thickest at the smallest end. The measurements are as follows: 2.25 X 1.75 (the spotted one); 2.22 X 1.68; 2.18 X 1.72. The nest measured, internal diameter 91 inches, depth 2j; external diameter 19 inches. A very fine specimen of this bird was shown us by Mr. J. N. Sanford, of Elbow Lake, at which place he had recently captured it. 50. Buteo pennsylvanicus, ( Wils.) Bp. Broad-winged Hawk A single individual seen at Herman. 51. Cathartes aura, (Linn.) III. Turkey-buzzard.--Several seen at Herman and Elbow Lake. 52. Ectopistes migratoria, (Linn.) Sic. Wild Pigeon.--A single specimen seen at Brown's Valley. 53. Zenaedura carolinensis, (Linn.) Bp. Carolina Dove.--Common. 54. Pedioaoetes phasianellus columbianus, (Ord) Cs. SharpTailkd Grouse.--The common Grouse of this region. Vol. v. 2 55. Cupidonia cupido, (Linn.) Bd. Pinnated Grouse.--Several seen at Herman. 56. jEgialitis vocifera, (Linn.) Bp. Killdeer Plover.--Very common. Five nests found around the shore of a single lake. 57. Steganopua wilsoni, (Sab.) Coues. Wilson's Phalarope.--Somewhat common at Herman and vicinity. 58. Fhilohela minor, (Gm.) Gray. Woodcock.--A single bird seen at Elbow Lake, June 13. 59. Ereunetes pusillus, (Linn.) Cass. Semipalmated Sandpiper.--A small flock of some five or six seen at Herman. 60. Tringa maculata, Vieill. Pectoral Sandpiper.--Rather common. 61. Limosa fedoa, (Linn.) Ord. Great Marbled Godwit.--Abundant, frequenting the shores of lakes and ponds, and low, moist prairie. Though breeding ...

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May 2012

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452

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978-1-153-30670-6

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