. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. WHITE-BACKED PIPING WHITE-WINGED BL-iCKBIRD. tenderness to his favourite,he constantly refused. Shewould not only repeat agreat number of sentences,but answer questions putto her in a manner which< seemed rational. AVhen^ singing, she beat timewith all the appearance ofscience, and so accuratewas her judgment that ifby chance she mistook anote she would revert tothe bar where the mistakewas made, correct herself,and, still beating regularthrough the whole withwonderful exactness. The Squacco Heron pourtrayed on thi
. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. WHITE-BACKED PIPING WHITE-WINGED BL-iCKBIRD. tenderness to his favourite,he constantly refused. Shewould not only repeat agreat number of sentences,but answer questions putto her in a manner which< seemed rational. AVhen^ singing, she beat timewith all the appearance ofscience, and so accuratewas her judgment that ifby chance she mistook anote she would revert tothe bar where the mistakewas made, correct herself,and, still beating regularthrough the whole withwonderful exactness. The Squacco Heron pourtrayed on this page was captured Heor by a Cape Liner. The erect position of the head is that taken by the bird just before flight when surprised or alarmed; when resting, the neck is drawn in so that, it appears quite short. Both these attitudes are shown in the photographs. The squacco feeds on frogs, aquatic insects, worms and small shell- flsh, which it seeks only during the day. 274 Animal Life The Plumed Ground Dove {Geophapsplumifera), which is a nativeG^roundl^ote. ^f north AustraUa, is a verypre
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