Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 4. köide,1–4. numberU.S. Government Printing Office, 1878 |
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... ( Brown Thrush ) , and are hardly distinguishable from them . The typical egg has a ground- color of the faintest greenish - white , and is finely speckled all over with brown , the dotting being thickest at the larger end . Several sets ...
... ( Brown Thrush ) , and are hardly distinguishable from them . The typical egg has a ground- color of the faintest greenish - white , and is finely speckled all over with brown , the dotting being thickest at the larger end . Several sets ...
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... Brown Thrush's , only longer . The ground - color varies from a pale to a rich pea - green . The markings . are brown , evenly and finely scattered over the entire egg . The largest egg out of twenty measures 1.18 by 0.80 of an inch ...
... Brown Thrush's , only longer . The ground - color varies from a pale to a rich pea - green . The markings . are brown , evenly and finely scattered over the entire egg . The largest egg out of twenty measures 1.18 by 0.80 of an inch ...
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... brown . Their average size is 0.80 by 0.60 . The ground - color is decidedly pinkish ; the brown specks and blotches are distributed over the whole surface , but forming a thick band near the larger end . The nest of this set measures ...
... brown . Their average size is 0.80 by 0.60 . The ground - color is decidedly pinkish ; the brown specks and blotches are distributed over the whole surface , but forming a thick band near the larger end . The nest of this set measures ...
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... Brown that in July he found the nest and three young of what he supposed at the time to be Parula americana , but which may prove to belong to this species . I have little doubt that another season will bring to our knowl- edge full ...
... Brown that in July he found the nest and three young of what he supposed at the time to be Parula americana , but which may prove to belong to this species . I have little doubt that another season will bring to our knowl- edge full ...
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... brown , much more thickly at the larger end . The size of the largest egg is 0.80 by 0.60 , the only one retained . MOLOTHRUS ENEUS , ( Wagl . ) Cab . - Bronzed or Red - eyed Cowbird . [ Icterus aeneus , Licht . " Mus . Berol ...
... brown , much more thickly at the larger end . The size of the largest egg is 0.80 by 0.60 , the only one retained . MOLOTHRUS ENEUS , ( Wagl . ) Cab . - Bronzed or Red - eyed Cowbird . [ Icterus aeneus , Licht . " Mus . Berol ...
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