. Nature's carol singers. Birds. THE CUCKOO. the Cuckoo lays as many as five eggs during a season, and although only one specimen as a rule is found in the nest of an intended foster-parent, as many as three may be met wth, but whether deposited by the same indi^d- dual or not, it is, of course, impossible to say. Hedge Sparrows and Robins are the greatest victims, but even the Jay, \^'ood Pigeon, and Carrion Crow have been successfully imposed upon. \^'ith a ^dew to finding out whether the deceptive path of the bird that " tells its name to all the hills around " is a smooth one or
. Nature's carol singers. Birds. THE CUCKOO. the Cuckoo lays as many as five eggs during a season, and although only one specimen as a rule is found in the nest of an intended foster-parent, as many as three may be met wth, but whether deposited by the same indi^d- dual or not, it is, of course, impossible to say. Hedge Sparrows and Robins are the greatest victims, but even the Jay, \^'ood Pigeon, and Carrion Crow have been successfully imposed upon. \^'ith a ^dew to finding out whether the deceptive path of the bird that " tells its name to all the hills around " is a smooth one or not, some years ago I had four wooden eggs made and painted to resemble those of the Song Thrush. I tried my counterfeits upon several- different species, such as Star- lings'; Song Thrushes, and Graslhopper ^^"arblers, and deceived them., straight. YOUNG CUCKOO WAITING FOR ITS FOSTER-MOTHER WITH FOOD,. 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 Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928; Kearton, Cherry, 1871-1940, illus. London, New York [etc. ] Cassell and Co. , Ltd.
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