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#BALD EAGLE.#--_Haliaeetus leucocephalus._ Other names: "White-headed
Eagle," "Bird of Washington," "Gray Eagle," "Sea Eagle." Dark brown.
Head, tail, and tail coverts white. Tarsus, naked. Young with little or
no white.
RANGE--North America, breeding throughout its range.
NEST--Generally in tall trees.
EGGS--Two or three, dull white.
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#SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER.#--_AEgialitis semi-palmata._ Other names:
"American Ring Plover," "Ring Neck," "Beach Bird." Front, throat, ring
around neck, and entire under parts white; band of deep black across the
breast; upper parts ashy brown. Toes connected at base.
RANGE--North America in general, breeding in the Arctic and sub-arctic
districts, winters from the Gulf States to Brazil.
NEST--Depression in the ground, with lining of dry grass.
EGGS--Three or four; buffy white, spotted with chocolate.
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#MALLARD DUCK.#--_Anas boschas._ Other names: "Green-head," "Wild Duck."
Adult male, in fall, winter, and spring, beautifully colored; summer,
resembles female--sombre.
RANGE--Northern parts of Northern Hemisphere.
NEST--Of grasses, on the ground, usually near the water.
EGGS--Six to ten; pale green or bluish white.
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#AMERICAN AVOCET.#--_Recurvirostra americana._ Other names: "White
Snipe," "Yelper," "Lawyer," "Scooper."
RANGE--Temperate North America.
NEST--A slight depression in the ground.
EGGS--Three or four; pale olive or buffy clay color, spotted with
chocolate.
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#CANVAS-BACK.#--_Aythya vallisneria._ Other names: "White-Back,"
"Bull-Neck," "Red-Headed Bull-Neck."
RANGE--North America. Breeds only in the interior, from northwestern
states to the Arctic circle; south in winter to Guatemala.
NEST--On the ground, in marshy lakesides.
EGGS--Six to ten; buffy white, with bluish tinge.
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#WOOD DUCK.#--_Aix sponsa._ Coloring varied; most beautiful of ducks.
Other names: "Summer Duck," "Bridal Duck," "Wood Widgeon," "Tree Duck."
RANGE--North America. Breeds from Florida to Hudson's Bay; winters
south.
NEST--Made of grasses, usually placed in a hole in tree or stump.
EGGS--Eight to fourteen; pale, buffy white.
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#SNAKE BIRD.#--_Anhinga anhinga._ Other names: "Water Turkey," "Darter,"
"Water Crow," "Grecian Lady."
RANGE--Tropical and sub-tropical America.
NEST--Of sticks, lined with moss, rootlets, etc., in a bush or tree over
the water.
EGGS--Two to four; bluish white, with a chalky deposit.
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#AMERICAN WOODCOCK.#--_Philohela minor._ Other names: "Bog-sucker," "Mud
Snipe," "Blind Snipe."
RANGE--Eastern North America, breeding throughout its range.
NEST--Of dried leaves, on the ground.
EGGS--Four; buffy, spotted with shades of rufous.
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#WHITE-WINGED SCOTER.#--_Oidemia deglandi._ Other names: "American
Velvet Scoter," "White-winged Coot," "Uncle Sam Coot."
RANGE--Northern North America; breeding in Labrador and the fur
countries; south in winter.
NEST--On the ground, beneath bushes.
EGGS--Six to ten; pale, dull buff.
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#SNOWY HERON.#--_Ardea candidissima._ Other names: "Little Egret,"
"White-crested Egret," "White Poke."
RANGE--Tropical and temperate America.
NEST--A platform of sticks, in bushes, over water.
EGGS--Three to five; pale, dull blue.