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