  Page 206. BRUNNICH'S MURRE.—Uria lomvia. Range—Coasts and islands of the north Atlantic and eastern Arctic oceans, south on the Atlantic coast of North America to New Jersey. Nest—On the bare rock, often on the narrow shelves of cliffs. Eggs—One. Page 210. CANADA GOOSE.—Branta canadensis. Other names: "Common Wild Goose," "Grey Goose," "Honker." Range—North America at large. Nest—Of dried grasses, raised about twelve inches from the ground; has been found in trees. Eggs—Generally five, of a pale dull greenish color. Page 214. BROWN CREEPER.—Certhia familiaris americana. Range—Eastern North America, breeding from northern border of United States northward. Nest—In holes of trees lined with dry grass, moss, and feathers. Eggs—Five to eight. Page 218. DOWNY WOODPECKER.—Dryobates pubescens. Other name: "Little or Lesser Sapsucker." This, however, is a misnomer. Range—Northern and eastern North America, and sporadically the western portions—Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, etc. Nest—In an excavation in a tree. Eggs—Four or five, rarely six, pure glossy white. Page 223. OLD SQUAW DUCK.—Clangula hyemalis. Other names: South Southerly; Long-tailed Duck; Swallow-tailed Duck; Old Injun (Mass. and Conn.) Old Molly; Old Billy; Scolder (New Hampshire and Massachusetts.) Range—Northern hemisphere; south in winter to nearly the southern border of the United States. Nest—On the margins of lakes and ponds, among low bushes or low grass, warmly lined with down and feathers. Eggs—From six to twelve, of pale, dull grayish pea-green. Page 227. WHITE-FACED GLOSSY IBIS.—Plegadis autumnalis. Range—Tropical and sub-tropical regions generally; rare and of local distribution in the southeastern United States and West Indies. Nest—Of rushes, plant stems, etc., in reedy swamps on low bushes. Eggs—Three, rather deep, dull blue. Page 231. ARKANSAS KINGBIRD.—Tyrannus verticalis. Other name: Arkansas Flycatcher. Range—Western United States from the plains to the Pacific, and from British Columbia south through Lower California and western Mexico to Guatemala. Nest—On branches of trees, in open and exposed situations, six to twenty feet from the ground; built of stems of weeds and grasses. Eggs—Three to six, white, thinly spotted with purple to dark redish-brown. |
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