. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. r to tliis counfiy, and ,' in Kiinliuui (,i,l\- and leaving bclbi'e /ors, lakos, or |)niici,s, ivino- M-lioii alarmed.' to tlio watiT wlioii ICO botbi-o tlicy a<rniii ;her into a rivurliku lot eniei-niiig within nddud with tives, so lipnd of the stream, len under water, but iitained tlneo young lie youno- eliick was JS to examine it, tlie 1 hour or two, sot oil" Itont lor a t(irtni<;iit ft tlie , 1 caught settled down ngaiii. 1 central fenthers of irker on the centre the bhi
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. r to tliis counfiy, and ,' in Kiinliuui (,i,l\- and leaving bclbi'e /ors, lakos, or |)niici,s, ivino- M-lioii alarmed.' to tlio watiT wlioii ICO botbi-o tlicy a<rniii ;her into a rivurliku lot eniei-niiig within nddud with tives, so lipnd of the stream, len under water, but iitained tlneo young lie youno- eliick was JS to examine it, tlie 1 hour or two, sot oil" Itont lor a t(irtni<;iit ft tlie , 1 caught settled down ngaiii. 1 central fenthers of irker on the centre the bhick primaries, â¢oin tlio base of the over the eye. The and patclied with reakcd with jirown, riie average Jeiijith rds, and easily nnnge. oni .seen, though in lauds. The jieculiar shnpe has ining its food the lai'ks lieliind ; and ists almost wholly iffcd in the searcli iW't and ti'averses 4vocct is a sharp,. STILT rU)\,l,>i,us tvadUlus. A\ OCET.âliaiiiiiruslrif m-oci/di. ;l;;i iapjf °' ''''' "â ' ^^ ""^^^ "'"â ""â¢^"^ ^''^ '"'''^ - ^l---^'- ^lie night is Jhe fjreater paii:^of tlu. plunuige of tliis bird is pure white, the top nf ,1,. head the , ' '7'^' "';\7'P"lanes, lesser wing-eoverts. and the prinmrul are jet ytlaek ., ather large bird about eighteen inelies in total h-nnih Tl e b â « ;:;;:S 'i;:i^';s;;;\t?;;r^^^ '^ ^--^^ ^^" ^- ^'- .i^es of iJi^jLs ^Ju3^STn,T I-LOVEK is nearly as conspieuous ibr its long legs as the Avocet ibr its This bird whieh really looks if the legs were intended for a body at least twice it, tlHSo islands, generally prelers the swampy or niarshv "nmnd Owiiu- t,. Iâ . jaunty of this species, and its speedy late Urn powder imS" veiy Se L^n 'l |'« I'aluts ; but if we nmy judge by the l;lack-necked Stilt of A ^.i^ k e n,>lm^t s W I^!^s ni wading through the water in senreh of ibnd nod ,.;.!.. 'li^/'":^''^'
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