. Bird notes and news . FESTIVAL DAY AT PRIVETT. FESTIVAL DAY AT YATTON, SOMERSET. BIRD NOTES AND NEWS. the Lyre-Birds had built their large oval stick nest(the egg cavity is about 14 in. by 10 in.) interwovenwith fern rootlets, stringy leaves, moss, sand, etc.,the interior being warmly lined with soft whitishbark, and with feathers from the birds own birds lay only one egg, which takes seven oreight weeks to hatch. The Lyre-Bird is a fine songster, and as amocking-bird is without a peer, for he mimics allthe bush sounds to perfection—the cries of animalsand the songs
. Bird notes and news . FESTIVAL DAY AT PRIVETT. FESTIVAL DAY AT YATTON, SOMERSET. BIRD NOTES AND NEWS. the Lyre-Birds had built their large oval stick nest(the egg cavity is about 14 in. by 10 in.) interwovenwith fern rootlets, stringy leaves, moss, sand, etc.,the interior being warmly lined with soft whitishbark, and with feathers from the birds own birds lay only one egg, which takes seven oreight weeks to hatch. The Lyre-Bird is a fine songster, and as amocking-bird is without a peer, for he mimics allthe bush sounds to perfection—the cries of animalsand the songs of birds. The male loves to displayhis vocal and other accomplishments to a femaleaudience on a specially prepared dancing mound of earth and leaves, about 4 ft. in diameter. So shy are they that a mere shadow will sendthem floating to cover. I say floating advisedly,for the flight of the Lyre-Bird, like all else per-taining to it, is graceful and beautiful. The birdswhen on the wing do not have the appearanceof flying at all. You disturb one feeding o
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