. . its tail is fully grown, he begins, about an inchfrom the extremity of the two longest feathers in it, andcuts away the web on both sides of the shaft, making a gapabout an inch long. Both male and female wear their tailsin this manner, which gives them a remarkable appearanceamong all other birds. To observe this bird in his native haunts one must be inthe forest at dawn. He shuns the society of man. Thethick and gloomy forests are preferred by the houton. Inthose far-extending wilds, about daybreak, you hear himcall in distinct
. . its tail is fully grown, he begins, about an inchfrom the extremity of the two longest feathers in it, andcuts away the web on both sides of the shaft, making a gapabout an inch long. Both male and female wear their tailsin this manner, which gives them a remarkable appearanceamong all other birds. To observe this bird in his native haunts one must be inthe forest at dawn. He shuns the society of man. Thethick and gloomy forests are preferred by the houton. Inthose far-extending wilds, about daybreak, you hear himcall in distinct and melancholy tone, Houton, houton!An observer says: Move cautiously to the place fromwhich the sound proceeds and you will see him sitting inthe undei*wood, about a couple of yards from the ground,his tail moving up and down every time he articulatesHouton! The mot mot lives on insects and berries found amongthe underwood, and very rarely is seen in the lofty makes no nest, but rears his young in a hole in the sand,generally on the side of a
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