. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. THE CUCKOO. CUCULUS CANORUS. Upper plumage bluish ash colour, darker on the wings, lighter on the neck and chest; under parts whitish with transverse dusky streaks ; quiUs barred on the inner webs with oval white spots ; tail-feathers blackish, tipped and spotted with white: bill dusky, edged with yellow; orbits and inside of the mouth orange-yellow; iris and feet yellow. FoMwgf—ash-brown, barred with reddish brown; tips of the feathers white; a white spot on the back of the head. Length thirteen inches and a half, breadth twenty-three i
. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. THE CUCKOO. CUCULUS CANORUS. Upper plumage bluish ash colour, darker on the wings, lighter on the neck and chest; under parts whitish with transverse dusky streaks ; quiUs barred on the inner webs with oval white spots ; tail-feathers blackish, tipped and spotted with white: bill dusky, edged with yellow; orbits and inside of the mouth orange-yellow; iris and feet yellow. FoMwgf—ash-brown, barred with reddish brown; tips of the feathers white; a white spot on the back of the head. Length thirteen inches and a half, breadth twenty-three inches. Egg dull white, speckled all over with ash-brown. 'No bird in a state of nature utters a note approaching so closely tlie sound of the human voice as the Cuckoo; on this account, perhaps, partially at least, it has at all times been regarded with especial interest. Its habits have been much investigated, and they are found to be unhke those of any other bird. The Cuckoo was a puzzle to the earlier naturahsts, and there are points in its biography which are controverted stilL From the days of Aristotle to those of Pliny, it was supposed to undergo. 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 Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874; Wolf; Wymper. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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