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I'M T U K O l G i l I M 1 F M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN
1 s>' » Kan in tins quarter. T i n I n d i a n says this is the
first of the k i n d he has ever seen. Before s k i n n i n g the
measurements were 12.30, 7.50, and 4.50 inches. Later
i n the season anothir 4 n i was obtained from Fort George,
I i I I I M I . I In- - p i . K - was fount- i l \ known as J'ui-corvus
i umbiamu. " rhe nest o f t h i s speoiee i s a n elaborate
s t i n ' t i i o and well - m u c d from strong winds, and i s , i\ s
1 i. ilt i n t i n s , SOUR fifteen to thnty loot above the ground.
I In i gg s , iu two and three m mi m i x r. Incubation lasts
about sixteen oi seventeen days, and both parents assist,
whili t In \ are equally devoted in attention to the young,
I In \ till. i v tin in about lor some tunc, and whin able to
providl toi themselves all of these birds suddenly disappear
l i m n tin n b i n d i n g giounds. The} in s | \ e n r a t h , but
only one brood seems to be raised i n a season. The eggs of
this i utcracker arc ovat< and elongate ovate i n shape. The
L i ' i i m l loloui i s u s u i lK pab giay gieen, o e c i s i o n a l h a clearer
pale g i n n. Thej an rather sparingly flecked, spotted and
bh'i In d with l i i m i i t i in. n kiiias of ( h l l i lent shades o| brown,
j n . mil pah I . I M tub I , i i s i i a lU hi , i \ n st about ( IK l a i a e r end
f tin i _ i i Iii o t l u i s t l n \ an more i \ 1111 y d i s t u b u t i d u\ er
tin i m m i but m \ i r tlm- k i nough to hide the ground
i li in In - tin lower half of the egg is almost
unspotted. I he shells of these eggs are close grained,
s imoth, i . i l h i i thin i onsidi r i n g their si/ e, and slightly
glossy."
1 In Dominion Musium at Ottawa contains i ighl speri-ini
ns tioiii B n t i - h ( o l u i i i b i a , all by Air. Spreadborough.
There are no eggs i n the c o l l e c t i o n!
197 Y I . I . I O W in U H D BLACKBIRD— X a n t h o i r p h a l u a cantho-ii/
ilmliis ( Bonap.).
Major Bendire states, i n h i s frequently- r c f i in d- to " L i fe
H i s t o r i e s o i North \ mi n c a n B i r d s , " that " M r . R . M a c F a r lane
forwarded a nest and set of eggs from Cumberland
Hoi s " s i - | at h e w n , and a - k m tiorn the Hudson's I'. ay
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| OCR | I'M T U K O l G i l I M 1 F M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN 1 s>' » Kan in tins quarter. T i n I n d i a n says this is the first of the k i n d he has ever seen. Before s k i n n i n g the measurements were 12.30, 7.50, and 4.50 inches. Later i n the season anothir 4 n i was obtained from Fort George, I i I I I M I . I In- - p i . K - was fount- i l \ known as J'ui-corvus i umbiamu. " rhe nest o f t h i s speoiee i s a n elaborate s t i n ' t i i o and well - m u c d from strong winds, and i s , i\ s 1 i. ilt i n t i n s , SOUR fifteen to thnty loot above the ground. I In i gg s , iu two and three m mi m i x r. Incubation lasts about sixteen oi seventeen days, and both parents assist, whili t In \ are equally devoted in attention to the young, I In \ till. i v tin in about lor some tunc, and whin able to providl toi themselves all of these birds suddenly disappear l i m n tin n b i n d i n g giounds. The} in s | \ e n r a t h , but only one brood seems to be raised i n a season. The eggs of this i utcracker arc ovat< and elongate ovate i n shape. The L i ' i i m l loloui i s u s u i lK pab giay gieen, o e c i s i o n a l h a clearer pale g i n n. Thej an rather sparingly flecked, spotted and bh'i In d with l i i m i i t i in. n kiiias of ( h l l i lent shades o| brown, j n . mil pah I . I M tub I , i i s i i a lU hi , i \ n st about ( IK l a i a e r end f tin i _ i i Iii o t l u i s t l n \ an more i \ 1111 y d i s t u b u t i d u\ er tin i m m i but m \ i r tlm- k i nough to hide the ground i li in In - tin lower half of the egg is almost unspotted. I he shells of these eggs are close grained, s imoth, i . i l h i i thin i onsidi r i n g their si/ e, and slightly glossy." 1 In Dominion Musium at Ottawa contains i ighl speri-ini ns tioiii B n t i - h ( o l u i i i b i a , all by Air. Spreadborough. There are no eggs i n the c o l l e c t i o n! 197 Y I . I . I O W in U H D BLACKBIRD— X a n t h o i r p h a l u a cantho-ii/ ilmliis ( Bonap.). Major Bendire states, i n h i s frequently- r c f i in d- to " L i fe H i s t o r i e s o i North \ mi n c a n B i r d s , " that " M r . R . M a c F a r lane forwarded a nest and set of eggs from Cumberland Hoi s " s i - | at h e w n , and a - k m tiorn the Hudson's I'. ay |
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