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Range (Breeds from Manitoba and New)

Breeds from Manitoba and New Brunswick southward through South America; winters from the Gulf States southward. Washington, not uncommon S. R., occasional in winter. Long Island, common S. R., Apl. to Oct., a few winter. Sing Sing, common S. R., Apl. 6 to Oct. 20. Cambridge, P. R., most common in Aug. and Sept. Nest, of sticks, in colonies, generally in the upper parts of tall trees, sometimes in bushes or on the ground. Eggs, four to six, pale, dull blue, 2.00 x 1.40. CRANES.

These birds live in colonies composed sometimes of thousands of pairs. Their day begins after sunset, when they leave their roosts and start for their feeding grounds. Occasionally they utter a loud, hoarse quawk, the origin of their common name; and looking up we may catch a glimpse of them hurrying through the gloom. During the nesting season the demands of the young force them to feed both by day and night. 203. Nycticorax violaceus (Linn.).. YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT