. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. TIIK PEACOCK. C03 llleSllbstiUlCPS, tlinllol, OXnvdilinly lIUlscilLu loves Id resort to tin- li li'iul tlic. imictis,.,! ⢠loud chickiiio sdumi I' bird limy also jjc j,, iiH bird is cxtivMiclv iiiiiU'riids, and lici,,,, uiidi! by a siiij^le ]Km I year, ircsb iiiaton'al,> iuisfd by the. (U'com. ai'o iudel»ted I'or the tlio i'ulluwiiiy account !iccniuulat,cd is very luautity in its foot, : tlic suiface of tiic or a blade of frrass iuflicieiit lioat to be till! case, but jiJankd \\ at iiciirl
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. TIIK PEACOCK. C03 llleSllbstiUlCPS, tlinllol, OXnvdilinly lIUlscilLu loves Id resort to tin- li li'iul tlic. imictis,.,! ⢠loud chickiiio sdumi I' bird limy also jjc j,, iiH bird is cxtivMiclv iiiiiU'riids, and lici,,,, uiidi! by a siiij^le ]Km I year, ircsb iiiaton'al,> iuisfd by the. (U'com. ai'o iudel»ted I'or the tlio i'ulluwiiiy account !iccniuulat,cd is very luautity in its foot, : tlic suiface of tiic or a blade of frrass iuflicieiit lioat to be till! case, but jiJankd \\ at iiciirly an aim's ^'lyd nj) as tlicy are â informed, botli by isual event to olitain are delicious eatiiv le iieif-ldiouriiood of fref|ueiitly uncover lioso tliat may have y deposited, and the Nature bas adojrted witli tlie ])o\ver of of tlie eoii- \voul(l ble to sujipoHc thai in eyaicliin,if for cit^.s I'd, apparently just ; M'itb down, as is y. v. L. Scbiter, tlie ' Jiabils of this bird siiif-' faculty of tlie lias been anmially ble material witliin scrateliiiij,' kiml df ; for a eonsideiable in of (be inclosuro, itly near tlio spot 8 risen to a height and then lie-in tn ' (liey lit of (li(> mound, wards. The male l,i,,l watclies tlie lemperatuiv of the mound very carefully: the eo"s are cronerdlv oAcred, a, cylindrical opening; beiiif,r always maintained in tJie centrcrof the 'cinde for the purpose ol jrivin- air to tlieiii, and probably to jirevent tb.; dan-er of a sudden mnvas.' oi beat Ironi tlu! action of the sun or a( feruKiiitation in the mound ,ls,dl. In iiot days the eggs are nearly uiicoveied two or three times l)etween moriiin- 1111(1 evening. On tli(! young bird chipping out .if tlu! egg, it remains in the mound for at least twMve hours without making any ellort to emerg., from it, being at that time as ,|ce|)ly (dveied up by tlu' malt! as the rest of the eggs. On the second day it comes out, witli eacli oHts wing-feathers
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