. The British bird book . e a soldier marking time. The curlew seems to prefer the evening for his best from the ground with rapid wing-beats, he will check suddenly when near the summit of his ascent; sosuddenly as almost to throw himself backwards. Then,recovering, he will hang poised, kestrel-like, in mid-air, andpour forth a joyous thrilling, or jodelling, song. Rising andfalling, on quivering wings, or sweeping round in great circles,and hovering again, he will remain for some considerable timepouring forth this joyful ripple of song. The courtship flight of the lapwing is
. The British bird book . e a soldier marking time. The curlew seems to prefer the evening for his best from the ground with rapid wing-beats, he will check suddenly when near the summit of his ascent; sosuddenly as almost to throw himself backwards. Then,recovering, he will hang poised, kestrel-like, in mid-air, andpour forth a joyous thrilling, or jodelling, song. Rising andfalling, on quivering wings, or sweeping round in great circles,and hovering again, he will remain for some considerable timepouring forth this joyful ripple of song. The courtship flight of the lapwing is even, if possible,more interesting. Rising from the ground with slow heavyflaps of his broad wings—^which, it is to be noted, present aremarkable difference from those of the female, in that theprimaries are much longer, so as to give this portion ofthe extended wing a conspicuously broader appearance—asthough he had difficulty in getting under way, he speedilydissipates this impression by a sudden upward rush, an 194.
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