. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. PlocZus sodus^ Sociable Weaver-bird. struct in a tree a huge, sloping roof, impervious to rain. Beneath this, side by side, each female makes her nest, three or four inches in diameter, weaving it to the roof When completed, the lower surface of the umbrel- la-like structure appears per- forated by small openings, like the cells of a bee-hive, all the birds living together in perfect harmony. ParadiseidEe.— The pig. 206. Paradise-birds are na- tives of New Gruinea and the adjacent islands. The apoda * (footless) is the most beautiful. The brilliant plumed
. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. PlocZus sodus^ Sociable Weaver-bird. struct in a tree a huge, sloping roof, impervious to rain. Beneath this, side by side, each female makes her nest, three or four inches in diameter, weaving it to the roof When completed, the lower surface of the umbrel- la-like structure appears per- forated by small openings, like the cells of a bee-hive, all the birds living together in perfect harmony. ParadiseidEe.— The pig. 206. Paradise-birds are na- tives of New Gruinea and the adjacent islands. The apoda * (footless) is the most beautiful. The brilliant plumed tufts beneath its wings and the bright emerald green of its head and neck are particularly striking. Menuridse.—The Lyre-Mrds of Australia are noticeable for the shape of the tail and their habit of making small round hillocks, on which the male is con- tinually trampling while gracefully erecting and spreading its plumes. * The bird was eo named from tlie absurd belief pre- vailing, when it was first introduced to the civilized world, that it had no feet, the cunning natives being accustomed to cut them off", and to assert that the bird hung to the trees by its plumes, and that it passed the breeding-season in Paradise, fed on 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 Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886. New York, Chicago [etc. ] A. S. Barnes & Company
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