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Title: A popular handbook of the birds of the United States and Canada
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859 Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Boston : Little, Brown
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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ted indead trunk, and unlined save for the fine chips made by the boring. Egg^- 6-10 (usually 2 or 7); snow white, with surface like highlypolished ivory; i.io X o.go. This beautiful and well-known bird breeds and inhabitsthroughout North America, from Labrador and the remotestwooded regions of the fur countries to Florida, being partiallymigratory only from Canada and the Northern States, proceed-ing to the South in October, and returning North in April.From the great numbers seen in the Southern States in winterit is evident that the major part migrate thither from the Northand West to pass the inclement season, which naturally de-prives them of the means of acquiring their usual sustenance.At this time also they feed much on winter berries, such asthose of the sumach, smilax, and mistletoe. In the MiddleStates some of these birds find the means of support throughthe most inclement months of the winter. In New Englandthey reappear about the beginning of April, soon after which PIJ^,
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