. British birds for cages and aviaries; a hanbook relating to all British birds which may be kept in confinement .. . are four in number, differing so much in appearancethat scarcely two are found at all alike; they are wonder-fully large for the size of the bird. The young can runabout almost as soon as they are hatched; the parentsattend them carefully until they are able to fly, whichdoes not take place for some time. They are easily tamed. The Little Curlew. See Whimbrel FOR CAGES AND A VIARIlES. 33 The Stone Curlew. See Thick-Knee. The Whimbrel. Very much like the Curlew, but is not much
. British birds for cages and aviaries; a hanbook relating to all British birds which may be kept in confinement .. . are four in number, differing so much in appearancethat scarcely two are found at all alike; they are wonder-fully large for the size of the bird. The young can runabout almost as soon as they are hatched; the parentsattend them carefully until they are able to fly, whichdoes not take place for some time. They are easily tamed. The Little Curlew. See Whimbrel FOR CAGES AND A VIARIlES. 33 The Stone Curlew. See Thick-Knee. The Whimbrel. Very much like the Curlew, but is not much more thanhalf its size, for which reason its popular name of LittleCurlew is not at all inappropriate. It breeds in the north,but spends the winter here. It is a noisy and restlessbird, nesting among ling and heather on moors. The eggsare four in number, of a dark greenish-brown colourspotted with still darker brown. The young run aboutalmost directly upon making their appearance from theshell. The legs and feet are of a darker colour than thoseof the Curlews, but the plumage of both species is verysimilar. ^^^^. WllTMBREL. The Whimbrel feeds on aquatic insects, worms andsmall molluscs, which it probes for in the sand and mudwith its long bill: in the young this organ is at firstextremely short, and it does not attain its adult length of3! inches for more than a year. 34 nRIT/SH BIRDS THE CURWILLET. .SV. Sanderling. THE CUSHAT. Ste Ringdove {under Doves). THE DABCHICK. See Grebe (Little). THE DARTFORD WARBLER. See Introduction,page 8. THE DIPPER. This bird, which is also sometimes called the WaterThrush and Water Crow, is not a very commonly occurringbird in this country, no doubt for the reason that notevery district furnishes the conditions necessary to itsmode of existence, which is curious, not to say is about the size of the Song Thrush, and as it flitsalong the bank of a stream with its back towards thespectator, might be easily mistaken for one. It is, however,
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