. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. Zoo Notes 367. rLUVEE. in fine. Inwinter the oldmale bird hasall the upperpart of hisp 1 u m a g esooty black,with largegolden yel-low spots onthe margin ofthe backs ofthe is partlydue to new growths and also to some of theold feathers actually changing their colour,but how this change is brought about stillremains a mystery. The species are plentifuland very widely diffused. They frequent seashores and the mouths of rivers, congregatingin such numbers as soon to exhaust the foodto be found in any one


. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. Zoo Notes 367. rLUVEE. in fine. Inwinter the oldmale bird hasall the upperpart of hisp 1 u m a g esooty black,with largegolden yel-low spots onthe margin ofthe backs ofthe is partlydue to new growths and also to some of theold feathers actually changing their colour,but how this change is brought about stillremains a mystery. The species are plentifuland very widely diffused. They frequent seashores and the mouths of rivers, congregatingin such numbers as soon to exhaust the foodto be found in any one place. They aretherefore compelled to shift their quartersvery often. Then food consists of insectsand worms. The latter, it is said, they willcause to come above ground-by striking withtheir feet. The worms are supposed tomistake the noise thus produced for theapproach of their dreaded enemy the mole. The second bkd is the remarkable BlackSwan (flygnus atratus), of which a male andfemale are illustrated. The complete absenceof the ordinary white colour of these birdsis very curi


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