Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America

The book that made American bird-watching possible in the field: keys, plumages, songs and habits for every species of the East, by the man who ran ornithology at the American Museum.

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2 species in this part of Handbook of Birds.

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V. Nest on the ground. Eggs, three to ten, 2.24 X 176. "The Snowy Owl is diurnal in its habits, but like most birds is more active in…

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Ad. 8. - Upper parts black, sometimes margined with rufous; throat and breast black, belly white, sides rufous; outer web of primaries…

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