. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. OSTUIi'II -SliiilJiio r,mflus. .same desert plains. It is also poh-gumous, each male bird having from two to seven wives. The nest of the Ostrich is a mere slialluw hole scooped in the; sand, in which are )ilac(Ml a large number of eggs, all set and with a number of supolementary eggs laid round tlie margin. Tlie are hatched mostly by tlie lient of the sun ; but, contrary to the popular belief, the iiarei't birds arc very watchful over tli"ir nest, and aid in hatching the eg
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. OSTUIi'II -SliiilJiio r,mflus. .same desert plains. It is also poh-gumous, each male bird having from two to seven wives. The nest of the Ostrich is a mere slialluw hole scooped in the; sand, in which are )ilac(Ml a large number of eggs, all set and with a number of supolementary eggs laid round tlie margin. Tlie are hatched mostly by tlie lient of the sun ; but, contrary to the popular belief, the iiarei't birds arc very watchful over tli"ir nest, and aid in hatching the eggs by sitting uiMiu them during the night. lioth paicnts give their assistance in this The eggs 'li are l;;id isvDuud the margin nf tlie nest mv Udt sjvt upon, and rousequently are not liarched, so that when the eggs within th(! nest are (|uite hard, and the young bird is nearly developed, those around are (p'-ite fit for food. Their object is supposed to be to. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
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