. Wonders of the bird world. Birds. 20 Wonders of the Bird World Peru. Here it lives entirely by the side of the water, being apparently nowhere a rare bird in these South American countries, though, owing to the disagreeable smell which emanates from it, it is known in some places as the "Stink Bird " and is nowhere captured as an article of food. It builds a nest of sticks on the thin branches overhanging the water, and the eggs are not white as in the case of the Curassows, but are of a creamy-buff colour with dark. Embryo uf Hoauin. After Pycraft. spots, and closely resemble thos
. Wonders of the bird world. Birds. 20 Wonders of the Bird World Peru. Here it lives entirely by the side of the water, being apparently nowhere a rare bird in these South American countries, though, owing to the disagreeable smell which emanates from it, it is known in some places as the "Stink Bird " and is nowhere captured as an article of food. It builds a nest of sticks on the thin branches overhanging the water, and the eggs are not white as in the case of the Curassows, but are of a creamy-buff colour with dark. Embryo uf Hoauin. After Pycraft. spots, and closely resemble those of the Rallidce or Family of Rails. The bird has also other Ralline properties, for it is also able to swim well, while the young, if forced to take to the water, both dive and swim as to the manner born. The is often spoken of as a " reptilian " bird, as it exhibits certain characters which are certainly reptilian. Even the unfledged embryo shows claws on the pollex and index digits of the wing, but these are much more strongly developed in the full-grown nestling, which is covered with. 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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