. Homes without hands. : Being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction. Animals. PIED GEAIilNA. 313 kingfishere, wagtails, and other water-loving birds. Owing to the bold contrasts of black and white in their colouring they are very conspicuous, and their restless movements always attract the eye. Although in its shape the nest of the Pied Grallina does not resemble that of the Oven bird, the materials with which it is constructed are almost identical, consisting of mud and clay, in. FAIRT UAnTIX. PIED GRALUXA. which are interwoven cert
. Homes without hands. : Being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction. Animals. PIED GEAIilNA. 313 kingfishere, wagtails, and other water-loving birds. Owing to the bold contrasts of black and white in their colouring they are very conspicuous, and their restless movements always attract the eye. Although in its shape the nest of the Pied Grallina does not resemble that of the Oven bird, the materials with which it is constructed are almost identical, consisting of mud and clay, in. FAIRT UAnTIX. PIED GRALUXA. which are interwoven certain sticks, grasses, feathers, and stems of plants, which serve to bind the clay together, just as cow's hair binds together the plaster on our walls. When looking at these nests, the observer is irresistibly reminded of the old Babylonish bricks, in which the grass and straw stUl remain, and serve to strengthen the Hl-bumed clay, which in many cases. 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; Keyl, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1823-1871; Smith, E. A. (Edward Alfred); Pearson, G. (George). London : Longmans, Green, and Co.
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