. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. Birds. Figure 1. Male Pitta ellioti at the nest. (Photo: J. C. Eames.). Figure 2. Female Pitta ellioti feeding young with a white grub. (Photo: J. C. Eames.) Nestling behaviour When nest 1 was approached on 25 June, the pulli retreated to the rear of the nest, prostrated themselves on the floor and then raised their abdomens and 'bristled' their pin feathers in what was obviously a defensive posture, rather reminiscent of a porcupine Hystrix sp. The. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally
. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. Birds. Figure 1. Male Pitta ellioti at the nest. (Photo: J. C. Eames.). Figure 2. Female Pitta ellioti feeding young with a white grub. (Photo: J. C. Eames.) Nestling behaviour When nest 1 was approached on 25 June, the pulli retreated to the rear of the nest, prostrated themselves on the floor and then raised their abdomens and 'bristled' their pin feathers in what was obviously a defensive posture, rather reminiscent of a porcupine Hystrix sp. The. 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 British Ornithologists' Club. London : The Club
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