. Wonders of the bird world. Birds. CHAPTER IX THE COUKTSlill' AND DANCIIsti OF I'.IRDS. The Courting of the male Red-necked Phalarope by the female. Superiority of the Female—Hemipodes—Painted Snipes—Plialaropes —Dancing of tlie Black Grouse—The " Spel " of the Capercailie —The " showing-off " of the Great Bustard—The Bustard's pouch —The RufPs display—The Crane's performance—The Rook in love—The dance of the Jacana—The "Bailador" in "song and ; It cannot be denied that, in the majority of the species of birds, the reverse of what we ]<no\v to
. Wonders of the bird world. Birds. CHAPTER IX THE COUKTSlill' AND DANCIIsti OF I'.IRDS. The Courting of the male Red-necked Phalarope by the female. Superiority of the Female—Hemipodes—Painted Snipes—Plialaropes —Dancing of tlie Black Grouse—The " Spel " of the Capercailie —The " showing-off " of the Great Bustard—The Bustard's pouch —The RufPs display—The Crane's performance—The Rook in love—The dance of the Jacana—The "Bailador" in "song and ; It cannot be denied that, in the majority of the species of birds, the reverse of what we ]<no\v to be the case with human beings is an evident fact, and the males are by far the handsomer birds. Nevertheless, in a few instances, the hen-bird is the best looking of the two. In 229. 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 Sharpe, Richard Bowdler, 1847-1909. New York, Frederick A. Stokes company
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