. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. TIIH rilKASANT Cl'CKoO, 507 iibovo, darker on tlin nnitic oF Turn Fool. Tmlccd, llic lirst liiiiii-liird wliicli Ik! huw lost liti' liy a titono, while; Hittiiij,' on a bush only a i'ow firt (lisfiiiit, so occujtiod with the; two i'lMihrrli'ss bipeds tiiat v.\nv ii|i|)ri)iu!liiii^', tliiit it siilliTcd itsi'lf to be struck troiii perch ty ii that iiii^ht liavo boun avoiiU'd with tho prcfautioii. The of bird an; ratlier .short (iiiil weak, so that it do
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. TIIH rilKASANT Cl'CKoO, 507 iibovo, darker on tlin nnitic oF Turn Fool. Tmlccd, llic lirst liiiiii-liird wliicli Ik! huw lost liti' liy a titono, while; Hittiiij,' on a bush only a i'ow firt (lisfiiiit, so occujtiod with the; two i'lMihrrli'ss bipeds tiiat v.\nv ii|i|)ri)iu!liiii^', tliiit it siilliTcd itsi'lf to be struck troiii perch ty ii that iiii^ht liavo boun avoiiU'd with tho prcfautioii. The of bird an; ratlier .short (iiiil weak, so that it docs not lly to any 1,'ii'at (listanco when alarmed, but merely llits to a branch a few in advance, iiml tlieii turns round and contenipiatea tlu! intruder. It has a curious luibit of .sittin;,' across a branch with its head Idwer than its foot, and balanced by tho liini,' tail, which hanj,'s nearly pei'pendicu- larly. Tlu; voice is a harsh cackle, sonie- tliiii^i,' like tho words " ticky-tioky," pro- iiuunccd with very great rajjidity. It I'l'i'iLs on animal substancos, preferring: and s])i(lers to any other kind of fodil, but not disdaining to prey u])on the smallor reptiles and mammalia. Tiie nest sooins to be made in tin; lork of a l)raiu']i. Tiie colour of this bird is S(jft brown-grey upon the back, dullish yellow on the under parts of the body, and rusty nnl updu the wings. The long tail is beauti- fully barred with black and white. Of tilt! , or Lark-heeled Cuckoos, so called from their long hind toe, we shall select two examples ; tho one being an Australasian l)irtl, and the other an inhabitant of America. The TilKASANT Cuckoo derives its ]inpular ajipi'opiiate name from the great length of its tail, which gives to the bird an outline bearing some resemblance to that of tho idieasant, a similitude which is farther carried out by the bold mark- ings of its plumage. This handsome bird is a native of Xew South Wales, where it is not unc
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