. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. Birds. Figure 1. Left: the three eggs from the nest: right: White-winged Flufftail nest. Ethiopia. 12 August 1999 (B. Taylor). TABLE 1 Morphometries of three eggs in the nest discovered near Addis Ababa. Ethiopia on 12 August 1999. Length (mm) Width (mm) Mass (g) Calculated Calculated volume (ml) density (g/ml) The female came out of the nest as the observers approached, and walked m away to stand on an open patch of flattened Eleocharis. from which it flew when the
. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. Birds. Figure 1. Left: the three eggs from the nest: right: White-winged Flufftail nest. Ethiopia. 12 August 1999 (B. Taylor). TABLE 1 Morphometries of three eggs in the nest discovered near Addis Ababa. Ethiopia on 12 August 1999. Length (mm) Width (mm) Mass (g) Calculated Calculated volume (ml) density (g/ml) The female came out of the nest as the observers approached, and walked m away to stand on an open patch of flattened Eleocharis. from which it flew when the observers were less than 2 m away. A few minutes later a male was flushed m from the nest. Ethiopian Snipe Gallincigo nigripennis were also nesting in this habitat, and we found over 20 nests of this species while searching for White- winged Flufftail nests. Nest dimensions (cm) were: outside height : outside width 15: entrance diameter : entrance height 5: thickness of walls and base : cavity diameter : cavity height The nest contained three fresh eggs which were oval, white, smooth and slightly glossy (Fig. 1). One egg was collected and is deposited in the National Museum. Addis Ababa. Egg morphometries are given in Table 1: volumes were computed from volume = *L W: where L = length and W = width (Hoyt 1979).. 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 British Ornithologists' Club. London : The Club
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