. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. ,tcq)illars tliat infest y doing great service " blight," as he calls â the wren, is oval or e. It is placed neai- 5 on the hedge-bank. ii purplish red on a [I is not quite five hers arc the longest. .V ested Wren. Light properly to be â¢ds. Fir plantations ) seen bopi)ing about lownwards, in search Its name is derived on the crown of its i the Kinglet. Its fi resembles that of bold while sitting, t quitting the nest. XATUUAL niSTOUY. -*4 < The nest itself is an object of great beauty. It is usual
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. ,tcq)illars tliat infest y doing great service " blight," as he calls â the wren, is oval or e. It is placed neai- 5 on the hedge-bank. ii purplish red on a [I is not quite five hers arc the longest. .V ested Wren. Light properly to be â¢ds. Fir plantations ) seen bopi)ing about lownwards, in search Its name is derived on the crown of its i the Kinglet. Its fi resembles that of bold while sitting, t quitting the nest. XATUUAL niSTOUY. -*4 < The nest itself is an object of great beauty. It is usually placed on the vuider of a fir branch, slieltered by the over!.; -ng foliage, and further protected by a larL'e buuch of cones forming a kind of root over it. Hie are from six to ten in number, very Hinai , am ot a"^-eddish white colour. The length of the bird is three inches and a Inilf. The fourtli .^r fifth primary featlier is the longest. Sub-fiimily 6. L'lijthntina: â RvnciLLA.â(hat. spadlin;).). Phojuicura (Gr. KaiV^, I disp ; oipd, a tail), the Muhlarl. The Repstaut derives its name from the bright reddish chestnut colour of the upper tail coverts and tail feathers, Sh appear very conspicuous as the b rd flits from one tree 0 anotL", or Lhes ott" when startled. t ;"habits he skirts of forests, copses, gardens, and especia ly freqi cuts ivied walls, where numbers of the nests may be found. song of this bird is not very powerful, but the notes are peculiarly sweet. While singing, it often changes its situation, occiisionally singing iis it flies. ^â:S; ^^^rXlZ^n^^ Sl^rccLnt ^.inK uf servant wi,U , I]arai) of brooms, pails, S:c. 1. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : G. Ro
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