. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. 48 AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD 1 100 SanderUng,Calidris arenaria (leucophoca, ), 1 COS. exc. Pacific Is. Mig, sandy shores, swa^nps 1.^ Crown, back gray; wtiite band on wing; sides, lower-bacli white; eyebrow, forehead, face, under white; no hind toe; brighter in far north; f., sim. Sand-hoppers, insects. "; remarkable of such organs. The Australian Avocet is one species of a cosmopolitan genus. Some of the Dottrels live on the dry, open plains of the interior; others frequent t
. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. 48 AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD 1 100 SanderUng,Calidris arenaria (leucophoca, ), 1 COS. exc. Pacific Is. Mig, sandy shores, swa^nps 1.^ Crown, back gray; wtiite band on wing; sides, lower-bacli white; eyebrow, forehead, face, under white; no hind toe; brighter in far north; f., sim. Sand-hoppers, insects. "; remarkable of such organs. The Australian Avocet is one species of a cosmopolitan genus. Some of the Dottrels live on the dry, open plains of the interior; others frequent the beaches and shores. When a bird of prey appears, these plain-living birds squat quite flat, placing even the head flat on the ground. They thus escape detection, for the protective coloring of these birds and of their eggs is marvellous. The story of how a photograph of a Dottrel's nest was obtained is of value to teachers, for it will remind us that it is not well to neglect the three R's, and that Nature-study alone will not give a complete education. Three bird-lovers spent some time trying to find this nest, while the parent birds flew noisily around. Suspecting at last that the birds' knowledge of num- bers was probably deficient, the three hid behind a log. Two then walked away. The birds immediately returned to the nest. and a valuable photograph was the result. A training in Nature- study, valuable as it undoubtedly is, is thus not all of our work. The Painted Snipe breeds in Australia, but tne Australian Snipe breeds in Japan, so it, properly speaking, is not an Australian. 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 Leach, John Albert, 1870-1929; Horn Scientific Expedition (1894). Melbourne : Whitcombe & Tombs
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