. Nature's carol singers. Birds. NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. height from the ground. It is com- posed of dry grass, rootlets, and moss on the outside, with an inner hning of fine, dead grass and horsehair. The eggs, numbering from four to six, are of a dingy white ground colour, tinged with purple, streaked, spotted, and blotched with dark purplish-brown. The streaks or scribblings generally end in a spot, and, on account of their similarity to the marks made by a pen, the bird is known in many parts of the country as the " Writing ; This species, although commencing to breed in Apr
. Nature's carol singers. Birds. NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. height from the ground. It is com- posed of dry grass, rootlets, and moss on the outside, with an inner hning of fine, dead grass and horsehair. The eggs, numbering from four to six, are of a dingy white ground colour, tinged with purple, streaked, spotted, and blotched with dark purplish-brown. The streaks or scribblings generally end in a spot, and, on account of their similarity to the marks made by a pen, the bird is known in many parts of the country as the " Writing ; This species, although commencing to breed in April, sometimes has eggs as late even as Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928; Kearton, Cherry, 1871-1940, illus. London, New York [etc. ] Cassell and Co. , Ltd.
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