Edward H. Taylor : recollections of an herpetologist edwardhtaylorrec00tayl Year: 1975 20 SPECIAL PUBLICATION MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY stealing fruit when the watchful eye of the native was turned. The men pointed out the strange nest of the callao, the loud-mouthed bird with a huge bill (it looks as if it were the great-grandfather of the Kansas Jayhawk). The bird nests in the cavity of a tree trunk, where the female lays the eggs. The male carries mud to plaster up most of the opening so that the incubating female can only stick out her head. Of course, the male has to feed her, which he
Edward H. Taylor : recollections of an herpetologist edwardhtaylorrec00tayl Year: 1975 20 SPECIAL PUBLICATION MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY stealing fruit when the watchful eye of the native was turned. The men pointed out the strange nest of the callao, the loud-mouthed bird with a huge bill (it looks as if it were the great-grandfather of the Kansas Jayhawk). The bird nests in the cavity of a tree trunk, where the female lays the eggs. The male carries mud to plaster up most of the opening so that the incubating female can only stick out her head. Of course, the male has to feed her, which he seems to do quite willingly, perhaps because he knows that the eggs will be properly cared for and that the female won't be going to afternoon bridge parties, or gossiping with the neighbors over the back fence, letting the eggs get cold. And she is probably content to stay put Fig. 1.—E. H. Taylor, 1912-13, at the age of about 23-24 years, in the Philippines. Photo courtesy of Kraig Adler.
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