. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. 144 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. The nesting habits of the Chatterers var\' greatl}',—some building nests of mud and twiijs, which the}' fasten on projections of rock in damp ca\'cs ; others simply lining holes in trees with dry grass. Some build a cup-shaped nest of lichens, others a simple platform of sticks, whilst some of the TniCK- BiLLEi) Chatterers hang large nests of Iea\'cs, plant-stalks, and wool from low branches, the entrance to the nest being from a hole in the side. T
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. 144 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. The nesting habits of the Chatterers var\' greatl}',—some building nests of mud and twiijs, which the}' fasten on projections of rock in damp ca\'cs ; others simply lining holes in trees with dry grass. Some build a cup-shaped nest of lichens, others a simple platform of sticks, whilst some of the TniCK- BiLLEi) Chatterers hang large nests of Iea\'cs, plant-stalks, and wool from low branches, the entrance to the nest being from a hole in the side. The eggs vary in number among the different species from two to four, and in colour ma\- be white, chocolate, pale salmon-coloured, or greenish blue, and are for the most part spotted. Closely allied to the Cocks-of-the-rock are the Maxakixs, for the most part small and thick-set birds, and in man}- instances brilliantl)- coloured — at least in the case of the males. Some seventy species are known, ?^o^c by D. Le Soucf] [Mtlhurni VICTORIAN LYRE-BIRD Lyrt-birdSj luhich are alio knoicn to th^ colontm as " Pheasarn,^^ are ^rcat m'mlcs all of which are confined to South America. They must be sought for, as a rule, in the forests or thick undergrowth of marsh)- places. The Manakin Family contains sex'eral species of considerable interest, on account of the peculiar modifications which certain of the quill-feathers of the males have undergone. In some species what are known as the secondary quill-feathers are peculiarly twisted, and ha\'e the shafts much thickened. With these modified feathers the birds are enabled, probably by clapping the wings and bringing the thickened feathers violently together, to make a sharp sound, which has been likened to the crack of a whip. ( )ther species have the quill-feathers of the hand — the primaries, as they are called — similarl)'thickened, and they probably are also used to produce sounds. One species is known as the , or D
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