. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. Birds. C. B. Frith & D. W. Frith 187 Bull. 1994 114(3). Figure 3. Egg and egg fragment of Loria's Bird of Paradise. Upper, freshly laid egg of nest 3; lower, egg fragment of nest 5. When collected for examination, nest 3 was found to be built directly upon an older nest structure, with yet another old nest immediately behind and above it on the same rock (Fig. 2). Nest 4 This nest was found on 21 December, 10 m directly downslope from nest 3. Clearly a nest of the previous season, it was extremely cryptic in situ. It was built atop a p
. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. Birds. C. B. Frith & D. W. Frith 187 Bull. 1994 114(3). Figure 3. Egg and egg fragment of Loria's Bird of Paradise. Upper, freshly laid egg of nest 3; lower, egg fragment of nest 5. When collected for examination, nest 3 was found to be built directly upon an older nest structure, with yet another old nest immediately behind and above it on the same rock (Fig. 2). Nest 4 This nest was found on 21 December, 10 m directly downslope from nest 3. Clearly a nest of the previous season, it was extremely cryptic in situ. It was built atop a plant-covered rocky protuberance at the top of an exposed rock face lacking protective rock directly above. The nest. 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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