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Bird eggs

11 eggs at true relative size, from the 21.9 mm egg of the Common Ground Dove to the 39.7 mm egg of the Band-tailed Pigeon.

About this collection. These eggs cover most of the birds that nest in Canada and the United States, plus a few famous eggs from elsewhere, like the Ostrich and the extinct Elephant Bird. It isn’t every bird in the world yet; we’ll update this note as the collection grows.

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Band-tailed Pigeon egg, 39.7 × 27.9 mm Rock Pigeon egg, 39 × 29 mm Red-billed Pigeon egg, 38.6 × 27.3 mm Passenger Pigeon egg, 38.2 × 27 mm White-crowned Pigeon egg, 36.8 × 27 mm White-winged Dove egg, 31.1 × 23.3 mm White-tipped Dove egg, 30.6 × 22.9 mm Eurasian Collared-Dove egg, 29 × 22.5 mm Mourning Dove egg, 28.4 × 21.5 mm Inca Dove egg, 22.3 × 16.8 mm Common Ground Dove egg, 21.9 × 16.2 mm
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Band-tailed Pigeon egg, 39.7 × 27.9 mm

Band-tailed Pigeon

Patagioenas fasciata

  • 39.7 × 27.9 mm
  • Clutch: 1–2 eggs

Smooth, glossy, and pure white.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 19 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Gallinaceous Birds (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 162, 1932), p. 356.
Agrees with: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Band-tailed Pigeon, Life History.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Band-tailed Pigeon, Life History.
Clutch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds.
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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Common Ground Dove egg, 21.9 × 16.2 mm

Common Ground Dove

Columbina passerina

  • 21.9 × 16.2 mm
  • Clutch: 1–3 eggs

Uniformly white and smooth.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 34 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Gallinaceous Birds (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 162, 1932), p. 437.
Agrees with: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Common Ground Dove, Life History.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Common Ground Dove, Life History.
Clutch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds.
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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Eurasian Collared-Dove egg, 29 × 22.5 mm

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

  • 29 × 22.5 mm
  • Clutch: 1–2 eggs

Smooth, white, slightly glossy.

Sources of information

Size
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Eurasian Collared-Dove, Life History.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Eurasian Collared-Dove, Life History.
Clutch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds.
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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Inca Dove egg, 22.3 × 16.8 mm

Inca Dove

Columbina inca

  • 22.3 × 16.8 mm

White and unmarked.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 34 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Gallinaceous Birds (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 162, 1932), p. 446.
Agrees with: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Inca Dove, Life History.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Inca Dove, Life History.
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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Mourning Dove egg, 28.4 × 21.5 mm

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

  • 28.4 × 21.5 mm
  • Clutch: 2 eggs

Unmarked, white.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 47 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Gallinaceous Birds (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 162, 1932), p. 407.
Agrees with: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Mourning Dove, Life History.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Mourning Dove, Life History.
Clutch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds.
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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Passenger Pigeon egg, 38.2 × 27 mm

Passenger PigeonExtinct

Ectopistes migratorius

  • 38.2 × 27 mm

White, unmarked.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 32 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Gallinaceous Birds (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 162, 1932), p. 386.
Description
Bent, Life Histories of North American Gallinaceous Birds (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 162, 1932), p. 386.
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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Red-billed Pigeon egg, 38.6 × 27.3 mm

Red-billed Pigeon

Patagioenas flavirostris

  • 38.6 × 27.3 mm
  • Clutch: 1 eggs

White.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 33 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Gallinaceous Birds (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 162, 1932), p. 367.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Red-billed Pigeon, Life History.
Clutch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds.
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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White-crowned Pigeon egg, 36.8 × 27 mm

White-crowned Pigeon

Patagioenas leucocephala

  • 36.8 × 27 mm
  • Clutch: 1–3 eggs

White.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 35 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Gallinaceous Birds (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 162, 1932), p. 371.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: White-crowned Pigeon, Life History.
Clutch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds.
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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White-tipped Dove egg, 30.6 × 22.9 mm

White-tipped Dove

Leptotila verreauxi

  • 30.6 × 22.9 mm
  • Clutch: 1–3 eggs

Cream-colored and unmarked.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 49 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Gallinaceous Birds (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 162, 1932), p. 423.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: White-tipped Dove, Life History.
Clutch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds.
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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White-winged Dove egg, 31.1 × 23.3 mm

White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

  • 31.1 × 23.3 mm
  • Clutch: 1–2 eggs

Creamy white or buff with a dull texture.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 42 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Gallinaceous Birds (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 162, 1932), p. 431.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: White-winged Dove, Life History.
Clutch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds.
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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