Chapter 3

#AMERICAN AVOCET.#--_Recurvirostra americana._ Other names: "White Snipe," "Yelper," "Lawyer," "Scooper."

RANGE--Temperate North America.

NEST--A slight depression in the ground.

EGGS--Three or four; pale olive or buffy clay color, spotted with chocolate.

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#CANVAS-BACK.#--_Aythya vallisneria._ Other names: "White-Back," "Bull-Neck," "Red-Headed Bull-Neck."

RANGE--North America. Breeds only in the interior, from northwestern states to the Arctic circle; south in winter to Guatemala.

NEST--On the ground, in marshy lakesides.

EGGS--Six to ten; buffy white, with bluish tinge.

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#WOOD DUCK.#--_Aix sponsa._ Coloring varied; most beautiful of ducks. Other names: "Summer Duck," "Bridal Duck," "Wood Widgeon," "Tree Duck."

RANGE--North America. Breeds from Florida to Hudson's Bay; winters south.

NEST--Made of grasses, usually placed in a hole in tree or stump.

EGGS--Eight to fourteen; pale, buffy white.

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#SNAKE BIRD.#--_Anhinga anhinga._ Other names: "Water Turkey," "Darter," "Water Crow," "Grecian Lady."

RANGE--Tropical and sub-tropical America.

NEST--Of sticks, lined with moss, rootlets, etc., in a bush or tree over the water.

EGGS--Two to four; bluish white, with a chalky deposit.

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#AMERICAN WOODCOCK.#--_Philohela minor._ Other names: "Bog-sucker," "Mud Snipe," "Blind Snipe."

RANGE--Eastern North America, breeding throughout its range.

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.