. Birds: the elements of ornithology ; with 174 illustrations whereof 140 are original drawings. Birds; Birds. 42 ELEMENTS OF OKNITHOLOGY. (dha), which, though very rarely seen in this country, is abun- dant enough in Holland, where many pairs breed on boxes or other objects which Dutchmen place for them on the tops of their houses. They make themselves as much at home on houses as House-martins do; and sometimes several nests are built upon the same roof, although a nest is a very large structure of 4 or 5 feet in diameter, made of sticks, reeds, and earth, and lined with hair, feathers, wool
. Birds: the elements of ornithology ; with 174 illustrations whereof 140 are original drawings. Birds; Birds. 42 ELEMENTS OF OKNITHOLOGY. (dha), which, though very rarely seen in this country, is abun- dant enough in Holland, where many pairs breed on boxes or other objects which Dutchmen place for them on the tops of their houses. They make themselves as much at home on houses as House-martins do; and sometimes several nests are built upon the same roof, although a nest is a very large structure of 4 or 5 feet in diameter, made of sticks, reeds, and earth, and lined with hair, feathers, wool, rags, or other softer objects. The Stork may serve as the type of about a dozen and a half Fig. The Stork {Ciconia alba). Stork-like Birds which are, for the most part, inhabitants of the Old World, though amongst them is the American Jabiru (Mycteria americana) and certain " Wood Storks " (of the genus Tantalus), which are often spoken of as " Wood Ibises," though they are in fact very different from the true Ibises, which will be spoken of later. Another familiar large, long-legged, long-necked Bird, which has an external resemblance to the Stork, is the Crane (Gnis cinerea). This Bird is said to have bred in English marsh-. 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 Mivart, St. George Jackson, 1827-1900. London : R. H. Porter
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