. Birds: the elements of ornithology ; with 174 illustrations whereof 140 are original drawings. Birds; Birds. rs-TEODrcTioy. 9 e?2:s therein deposited are hatched, not, as with other Birds, by the warmth of the body of the parent, but by the heat given out by decomposing matter which they are careful to enclose within their mounds. This absence of parental care in hatching results in the young Birds being forced at once to take care of themselves as soon as hatched. Therewith their development within the esg is so complete that they come forth full-fledged, so that they can fly at once, thoug
. Birds: the elements of ornithology ; with 174 illustrations whereof 140 are original drawings. Birds; Birds. rs-TEODrcTioy. 9 e?2:s therein deposited are hatched, not, as with other Birds, by the warmth of the body of the parent, but by the heat given out by decomposing matter which they are careful to enclose within their mounds. This absence of parental care in hatching results in the young Birds being forced at once to take care of themselves as soon as hatched. Therewith their development within the esg is so complete that they come forth full-fledged, so that they can fly at once, though it seems that they may actually attain a considerable size before they quit the mound *. Tiz. The ;ellated Mound-builder {Leipva ocellata). Eetuming to our own domain, we may note that, relatively small as are the British Islands, they are nevertheless the exclu- sive home of a much valued Bird—the true Grouse {Lagopus scotiais). It is one member of a genus the species of which range through the northern lands of both hemispheres, being one of a number of genera which may be called " ; Xot only is it truly indigenous to the United Kingdom, but it is the one only Bird which is found here and nowhere else in the * See a note by Mr. Whitehead in 'The Ibis' for 18S8, p. 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 Mivart, St. George Jackson, 1827-1900. London : R. H. Porter
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