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Birds and all Nature, Vol. IV, No 3, September 1898

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<h2>SUMMARY.</h2> Page 86. AMERICAN HERRING GULL.—Larus argentatus smithsonianus. Range—North America generally. Breeds on the Atlantic coast from Maine northward. Nest—On the ground, on merely a shallow depression with a slight lining; occasionally in trees, sixty or seventy-five feet from the ground. Eggs—Three, varying from bluish white to deep yellowish brown, irregularly spotted and blotched with brown of different shades. <hr class="w5" /> Page 90. AMERICAN RACCOON.—Procyon lotor. Other name: Coon. Range—North America. <hr class="w5" /> Page 94. PIGMY ANTELOPE.—Antilope pigmæa. Range—South Africa. <hr class="w5" /> Page 98. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK.—Buteo lineatus. Range—Eastern North America, north to Nova Scotia, west to the edge of the Great Plains. Nest—In the branches of lofty oaks, pines, and sycamores. In mountainous regions the nest is often placed on the narrow ledges of cliffs. Eggs—Three or four; bluish, yellowish white, or brownish, spotted, blotched, and dotted irregularly with many shades of reddish brown. <hr class="w5" /> Page 107. AMERICAN GRAY FOX.—Vulpes virginianus. Range—Throughout the United States. <hr class="w5" /> Page 111. AMERICAN GRAY SQUIRREL.—Sciurus carolinensis. Range—United States generally. <hr class="w5" /> Page 115. PECTORAL SANDPIPER.—Tringa maculata. Range—North, Central, and South America, breeding in the Arctic regions. Of frequent occurrence in Europe. Nests—In tufts of grass. Eggs—Four, of a drab ground color, with a greenish shade in some cases, and are spotted and blotched with umber brown, varying in distribution on different specimens, as is usual among waders' eggs. <hr class="chap" /> <div class="transnote"> <h3>Transcriber's Note:</h3> <ul> <li>Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.</li> <li>Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant form was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed.</li> <li>Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained.</li> <li>Duplicated section headings have been omitted.</li> <li>The Contents table was added by the transcriber.</li> <li>Only references within this volume are hyperlinked.</li> </ul></div> <div style="break-after:column;"></div>

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