. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . THE L1\1NG AMMALS OF THE WORLD. RHEA AND YOUNG ONES Slthaugkfre<{aently tnJ iit capii^tiji, the jioung Jvnot seem to be easih retire J them stupid on this account —and in the early morn-ing the species inhabiting the Argentine pampas will,observers tell us, come right up to the isolated housesof the settlers, so that the boys knock them down withstones. The delicate quality of the flesh has causedthese birds to be highly esteemed as food, and theirtrustful nature renders them an easy prey, so muchso that in some di
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . THE L1\1NG AMMALS OF THE WORLD. RHEA AND YOUNG ONES Slthaugkfre<{aently tnJ iit capii^tiji, the jioung Jvnot seem to be easih retire J them stupid on this account —and in the early morn-ing the species inhabiting the Argentine pampas will,observers tell us, come right up to the isolated housesof the settlers, so that the boys knock them down withstones. The delicate quality of the flesh has causedthese birds to be highly esteemed as food, and theirtrustful nature renders them an easy prey, so muchso that in some districts the\- have been almost exter-minated. Large numbers are caught by riding roundthem in a circle and securing them with a Hudson, who lived many \ears in the pampas,assures us that the Great Tix.\Mor is one of thesweetest-voiced of the native birds. The song iscomposed of five modulated notes, flute-like incharacter, and ver\- expressive, and is uttered bymany individuals answering each other as they sit farapart, concealed in the grass, The eggs of the tinamous are to be reckonedamong
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