. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. y, for (hiring itg to its form a vast tells timt Jile luis il motion, causing 0, even with the tliat no artist is to reproduco, aiul degree of success, igiuals. )or of velvet-] ilce Tlie bill is long, ad is surmonnted s are rather loii^ composed of ten' )nnd in Nortliein Asia, and nearly 1, it has attracteil mge tales, nearly â worthy of notice md was faintuig y ilying lietweeii ings and bodies. woiUd choose in !s, the Hoopoes 11 crown ; and in od their crowns decoration, and to every stream d
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. y, for (hiring itg to its form a vast tells timt Jile luis il motion, causing 0, even with the tliat no artist is to reproduco, aiul degree of success, igiuals. )or of velvet-] ilce Tlie bill is long, ad is surmonnted s are rather loii^ composed of ten' )nnd in Nortliein Asia, and nearly 1, it has attracteil mge tales, nearly â worthy of notice md was faintuig y ilying lietweeii ings and bodies. woiUd choose in !s, the Hoopoes 11 crown ; and in od their crowns decoration, and to every stream d birils, and on e whole country ry fowler spread tie boy set his 'â birds. At last :he survivors to him to r(.'sciii(l eir recjiiest, and he l)irds should heir fellows, he dug. lery crown bears I'cars as a token ul its presence, as analogous tr) 1 unlucky bird, has not entirely h the bird will md their larva', whieh (])lays ire often found, iig trees, is also. The nest is made in hollow trees, and consists of dried grass stems, feathers, and other soft 1 he eggs are of a light grey colour, and in number vary IVom four to '^eveu 1 hey are m May, and the young make their in June. It is worthy 11!!â¢'+' ' '^ .\i 1 'â¢' IT'^ ^^'.'"i""' '' ^'""'^ â '^"^l -l"''"' «tmight, not attaining its long cuived toini un ,1 the bird has attained its full growth. The nest of the Hoopoe has a very pungent and , which was long thought to be by putrid food brought by he parent birds to their young, and the Hoopoe was therefore supposed to enact a part analogous to that of the vulture, and to perform the ofllcc of a scavenger. , as the reader will have observed, the of the Hoopoe consists chirily ot |V'>'g insects, and could have no such ill effects. The real re,...,n of the evil odour s that the tail-glauds of these bmls secrete a substance that is extremely offens
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