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388 THROUGH THE MACKENZIE BASIN
inner cup is two and one- half inches in width by one and one-quarter
inches in depth. The nest, a well- built structure,
is composed of rotten grass fibres, fine roots, and pieces of
willow bark, and is warmly lined with similar materials,
caribou hair and old cocoons. It was found by an Eskimo,
and the female was snared on the nest, which contained three
eggs when taken. The eggs of this species are mostly ovate in
shape, less often elongate ovate. The shell is close- grained,
rather strong, and shows little or no gloss. The ground colour
is mostly drab gray, sometimes grayish white; in an occasional
specimen a faint greenish tint is perceptible, which fades
out in time. The entire surface of the egg is profusely
blotched and sprinkled with different shades of pale brown.
In some specimens the markings are bold and well defined;
in others they are minute, giving the egg a pepper- and- salt
appearance; and again they are almost confluent, causing
a uniform neutral brownish appearance. In some specimens
the markings are heavier and become confluent only
about tbe larger axis of the egg, forming a wreath and
leaving the ground colour on the smaller end of the egg
plainly visible; in fact, there appears to be an endless variation
in colour and markings as well as in size among these
eggs, and scarcely any two sets are exactly alike."
There are but six skins and one set of three eggs, taken
June 9th, 1900, at Artillery Lake, north- east of Great Slave
Lake, by Bishop Lofthouse, of Kenora, in the Ottawa
Museum!
484. CANADA JAT— P e r i s o r e u s canadensis ( Linn.).
On 28th March, 1880, Chief Trader W. S. Simpson,
then in charge of Green Lake post, English River district,
found a nest on a stout tree in the midst of a dense thicket
of pine brush, three feet only from the ground. It was composed
of small twigs, dry grasses, mosses and feathers. It
contained five fresh eggs. The parent was snared on the
nest. Mr. Dalgleish received two eggs safely, but unfortunately
the other three got broken on the way to Scotland.
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| OCR | 388 THROUGH THE MACKENZIE BASIN inner cup is two and one- half inches in width by one and one-quarter inches in depth. The nest, a well- built structure, is composed of rotten grass fibres, fine roots, and pieces of willow bark, and is warmly lined with similar materials, caribou hair and old cocoons. It was found by an Eskimo, and the female was snared on the nest, which contained three eggs when taken. The eggs of this species are mostly ovate in shape, less often elongate ovate. The shell is close- grained, rather strong, and shows little or no gloss. The ground colour is mostly drab gray, sometimes grayish white; in an occasional specimen a faint greenish tint is perceptible, which fades out in time. The entire surface of the egg is profusely blotched and sprinkled with different shades of pale brown. In some specimens the markings are bold and well defined; in others they are minute, giving the egg a pepper- and- salt appearance; and again they are almost confluent, causing a uniform neutral brownish appearance. In some specimens the markings are heavier and become confluent only about tbe larger axis of the egg, forming a wreath and leaving the ground colour on the smaller end of the egg plainly visible; in fact, there appears to be an endless variation in colour and markings as well as in size among these eggs, and scarcely any two sets are exactly alike." There are but six skins and one set of three eggs, taken June 9th, 1900, at Artillery Lake, north- east of Great Slave Lake, by Bishop Lofthouse, of Kenora, in the Ottawa Museum! 484. CANADA JAT— P e r i s o r e u s canadensis ( Linn.). On 28th March, 1880, Chief Trader W. S. Simpson, then in charge of Green Lake post, English River district, found a nest on a stout tree in the midst of a dense thicket of pine brush, three feet only from the ground. It was composed of small twigs, dry grasses, mosses and feathers. It contained five fresh eggs. The parent was snared on the nest. Mr. Dalgleish received two eggs safely, but unfortunately the other three got broken on the way to Scotland. |
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