Children's own library . THE SACRED IBIS winter it collects in large flocks on the muddy shoresof the sea, where its long curved bill can easily pene-trate in search of food. The Avocet. The bill in this bird is exactly thereverse of that of the Curlew, the curve being upward. THE ADJUTANT 180 woods natural history instead of downward. The Common Avocet is spreadthroughout the warmer regions of Europe, and is alsofound in some parts of Africa. It is very common inHolland. It frequents marshes and the mouths oirivers. The Woodcock frequents dense thickets during theday, but at night it leaves t
Children's own library . THE SACRED IBIS winter it collects in large flocks on the muddy shoresof the sea, where its long curved bill can easily pene-trate in search of food. The Avocet. The bill in this bird is exactly thereverse of that of the Curlew, the curve being upward. THE ADJUTANT 180 woods natural history instead of downward. The Common Avocet is spreadthroughout the warmer regions of Europe, and is alsofound in some parts of Africa. It is very common inHolland. It frequents marshes and the mouths oirivers. The Woodcock frequents dense thickets during theday, but at night it leaves these retreats, and visits theswamps and flooded meadows, where it finds a suffi-ciency of worms and insects. The -nest of this bird is a loose mass of grass andleaves, gathered together in some sheltered eggs are four in number, of a yellowish-brown,blotched with dark brown and gray. The Snipe in its habits much resembles the wood-cock. Its flight is very singular, rendering it a difficultmark. The Corncrake, or Landrail, is very common inEngland. During the early part of the summer monthsits harsh cry may be heard in almost every field, butthe bird itself is very seldom seen. The Water-hen, or Moor-hen, is very common alongthe reedy banks of rivers and
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