  Page 203. MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD.—Sialia arctica. Other names: “Rocky Mountain” and “Arctic Bluebird.” Range—Rocky Mountain region, north to Great Slave Lake, south to Mexico, west to the higher mountain ranges along the Pacific. Nest—Placed in deserted Woodpecker holes, natural cavities of trees, nooks and corners of barns and outhouses; composed of dry grass. Eggs—Commonly five, of pale, plain greenish blue. Page 208. ENGLISH SPARROW.—Passer domesticus. Other names: “European Sparrow,” “House Sparrow.” Range—Southern Europe. Introduced into and naturalized in North America, Australia, and other countries. Nest—Of straw and refuse generally, in holes, boxes, trees, any place that will afford protection. Eggs—Five to seven. Page 211. ALLEN’S HUMMING BIRD.—Selasphorus alleni. Range—Pacific coast, north to British Columbia, east to southern Arizona. Nest—Plant down, covered with lichens. Eggs—Two, white. Page 215. GREEN-WINGED TEAL.—Anas carolinensis. Range—North America, migrating south to Honduras and Cuba. Nest—On the ground, in a thick growth of grass. Eggs—Five to eight, greenish-buff, usually oval. Page 220. BLACK GROUSE.—Tetrao tetrix. Other name: “Black Cock.” Range—Southern Europe and the British Islands. Nest—Carelessly made, of grasses and stout herbage, on the ground. Eggs—Six to ten, of yellowish gray, with spots of light brown. Page 221. AMERICAN FLAMINGO.—Phoenicopterus ruber. Range—Atlantic coasts of sub-tropical and tropical America; Florida Keys. Nest—Mass of earth, sticks, and other material scooped up to the height of several feet and hollow at the top. Eggs—One or two, elongate-ovate in shape, with thick shell, roughened with a white flakey substance, but bluish when this is scraped off. Page 226. VERDIN.—Auriparus flaviceps. Other name: “Yellow-headed Bush Tit.” Range—Northern regions of Mexico and contiguous portions of the United States, from southern Texas to Arizona and Lower California. Nest—Globular, the outside being one mass of thorny twigs and stems interwoven, and lined with feathers. Eggs—Three to six, of a bluish or greenish white color, speckled with reddish brown. Page 230. BRONZED GRACKLE.—Quiscalus quiscula Æneus. Range—Eastern North America from the Alleghenies and New England north to Hudson Bay, west to the Rocky Mountains. Nest—In sycamore trees and oak woodlands a coarse bulky structure of grasses, knotty roots, mixed with mud, lined with horse hair or wool. Eggs—Four to six, of a light greenish or smoky-blue, with lines, dots, blotches and scrawls on the surface. Page 233. RING-NECKED PHEASANT.—Phasianus torquatus. Range—Throughout China; have been introduced into England and the United States. Nest—On the ground under bushes. Eggs—Vary, from thirteen to twenty. Page 238. YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.—Icteria virens. Range—Eastern United States to the Great Plains, north to Ontario and southern New England; south in winter through eastern Mexico to Northern Central America. Nest—In briar thickets from two to five feet up, of withered leaves, dry grasses, strips of bark, lined with finer grasses. Eggs—Three or four, white, with a glossy surface. |
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