The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin (1909) (14732654116)

Identifier: birdsofillinoisw00cory (find matches)
Title: The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921
Subjects: Birds -- Illinois Birds -- Wisconsin
Publisher: Chicago
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library



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y, 1907. Regarding the occurrence of Wild Turkeys in the vicinity of Chi-cago, Mr. H. K. Coale having kindly placed his journal at my dis-posal, I quote the following: March 23, 1878, met several hunters *Mr. A. H. Felger states that five Wild Turkeys were killed in Clinton Co., southern Illinois,in October, 1903. (The Auk, Vol. xxvi, 1909, p. 78.) Jax., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 443 who came over from the Ten Mile House and Englewood in search ofWild Turkeys. They had shot eight in the vicinity of the Ten MileHouse; and had seen nearly a hundred, probably driven in by thesevere snow storms out west. The balance of the flock scattered offin the direction of South Chicago; and although the hunters had beenlooking for them all day, they had not seen any more. One shottwo Wild Pigeons and a Crow. The nest is built on the ground. The eggs are pale buff color,finely speckled with brown. They number from ten to thirteen orfourteen, and measure about 2.50 x 1.95 inches.
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Wild Turkeys. ORDER COLUMB^. PIGEONS. Family COLUMBID^. Pigeons. The Pigeons are a very large family, numbering about 300 species,distributed in different parts of the world, about a dozen of whichare found in North America. Their habits vary with different species,but they are all decidedly monogamous. In feeding the nestlings themacerated food is mixed with a milky fluid secreted in the gullet andis given to the young birds by regurgitation. When first hatched theyoung are naked. At one time flocks numbering tens of thousandsof Wild Pigeons passed through Illinois, but they have now disap-peared and the species is on the verge of extinction. Genus ECTOPISTES Swains. 147. Ectopistes migratorius (Linn.). Passenger Pigeon. Wild Pigeon. Distr.: Eastern North America, north to Hudson Bay, west tothe plains; breeds in Canada and northern border of United States;now very rare or extinct in localities where it was once very abundant. Adult male: Upper plumage, including head, slaty blue; ru