. Wonders of the bird world. Birds. CHAPTER VIII WONDERFUL NESTS. Weaver-birds' Nests in Liberia (aftct- Biittikufer). Stick-nest Builders—Hammer-heads —Fire-wood Gatherers—Moss- nest Builders — Felt-nest Builders — Penduline Tits — Rock Warblers—Purse-nest Builders—Weaver-birds—Grass-Warblers —Humming-birds as Engineers—Sun-birds — Salvin's Swift— Assemblages of Albatrosses and Terns. No bird makes a more extraordinary nest than the Hammer-head {Scopus 7iinbretta), a kind of Stork of a sober brown colour found in Africa, Arabia, and Mada- gascar. It has a compressed bill, terminating in a hoo
. Wonders of the bird world. Birds. CHAPTER VIII WONDERFUL NESTS. Weaver-birds' Nests in Liberia (aftct- Biittikufer). Stick-nest Builders—Hammer-heads —Fire-wood Gatherers—Moss- nest Builders — Felt-nest Builders — Penduline Tits — Rock Warblers—Purse-nest Builders—Weaver-birds—Grass-Warblers —Humming-birds as Engineers—Sun-birds — Salvin's Swift— Assemblages of Albatrosses and Terns. No bird makes a more extraordinary nest than the Hammer-head {Scopus 7iinbretta), a kind of Stork of a sober brown colour found in Africa, Arabia, and Mada- gascar. It has a compressed bill, terminating in a hook, and its nearest ally in the Class Aves is the peculiar Shoe- bill {Balceniceps rex) already described (p. 38). It makes a nest of sticks in a tree, or more frequently on a rock ; and 207. 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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