. The Avicultural magazine. Aviculture; Birds; Cage birds. 772^ Oven Bird. 239 builds on Sunday. In confirmation of this Hudson tells a good storj', which was told him by an old ranch keeper. It appears that one of a pair died in the nest, which was just completed. The surviving bird, after waiting for a short time, went awa}', and in a few days returned with another mate. This pair promptly began nest-building, but their first task was to hermetically seal up the door of the old nest, after which they proceeded to build a new one on the SECTION OF OVEN BrRD'S NEST. {From Pro/. Newioii's
. The Avicultural magazine. Aviculture; Birds; Cage birds. 772^ Oven Bird. 239 builds on Sunday. In confirmation of this Hudson tells a good storj', which was told him by an old ranch keeper. It appears that one of a pair died in the nest, which was just completed. The surviving bird, after waiting for a short time, went awa}', and in a few days returned with another mate. This pair promptly began nest-building, but their first task was to hermetically seal up the door of the old nest, after which they proceeded to build a new one on the SECTION OF OVEN BrRD'S NEST. {From Pro/. Newioii's Dictionary of Birds). For those, who are anxious to know more of this curious bird, notes on its habits may be found in Darwin's Naturalist's Voyage, chap. V.; Durnford,/(^w, 1877, p. 179; E. , 1880, pp. 16-18; Hudson's Argentine Ornithology, Vol. I., pp. 167-170 ; Goldi, Zool. Gart., 1886, pp. 268-271, to which sources I have to express my indebtedness for the notes given above, and also to Messrs. A. & C Black for permission to use the block from Prof Newton's Dictionary of Birds. Part II. By Hubert D. Astley. These birds are rather difficult to keep for long in captivit}^ although they might be all right if a supply of gentles and fresh ants' eggs were given. They are fascinating birds, with their curious strut as they. 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 Avicultural Society. [Ascot, Berkshire, etc. , Avicultural Society, etc. ]
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