. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. / ^ i^ )lty cloviUiiiiis, iic'ios ol' trees )ii llic j^rmiiMl. gwl iuiil Imig- iiinon spamnv, iliir and Iwi,^, till' liinl 111' iiL'L'dli! mill s llien |iuslio(l ;s iiiiiy lii' mill 111 mull, it'i two w leatlii'i's Mv oilier 111 ki'i'|i "lit lltlll'l'wisi!. I'ArnriKH. - Jh-jimnira miiriiltis JiiK laro-e poims Drymoica, Mliicli iiuiiiLors noarlv scvenlv species, is quite as reniark- ' as the preeediiio- ovmis. S.,n,e speeies AlViea, nihers Snutlieru Europe some '';â
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. / ^ i^ )lty cloviUiiiiis, iic'ios ol' trees )ii llic j^rmiiMl. gwl iuiil Imig- iiinon spamnv, iliir and Iwi,^, till' liinl 111' iiL'L'dli! mill s llien |iuslio(l ;s iiiiiy lii' mill 111 mull, it'i two w leatlii'i's Mv oilier 111 ki'i'|i "lit lltlll'l'wisi!. I'ArnriKH. - Jh-jimnira miiriiltis JiiK laro-e poims Drymoica, Mliicli iiuiiiLors noarlv scvenlv species, is quite as reniark- ' as the preeediiio- ovmis. S.,n,e speeies AlViea, nihers Snutlieru Europe some '';â â¢' '"""â¢' '." '"'⢠â¢â I'l '"â '">â i" Australia. They are ahvavs iu ni.'u plains wliere tlie K'ass r. hm- ami llnrk, or aiiinn,i^' Ihe rich rank lierha-e that "tows in marshy liiralities. J hey mostly leeil on the ninuml ami are wril Iht'eii their very â rn'iit speeil oi toot lor the chase ami cajiture of their swilt insei't ' ISein.'- liiit lii'lillennl in lli^^ht. they sehlom take to winn, aiul alwavs trv to escape'from theTr foes hy incaiisut runmn- anion- the thick i,, which thev'live. While runnin"' tliey .uviierally hit their tails ami hold them over the l,;,ck. Their son-- is loud Init' no means apvealile. The nest of the I'lXc-l'lNc is of considcrahle dimensions, lH' ollen more than a foot ni nrcimilereiice and of a most shape and strmHire. The materials ..f which it IS eoniiioscd are vcnclahle tihrcs, healen, twisted, ami woven into a line feltdike suhstancc and stronjiiy lasteiied to the hraiiches anion- which il is situated. It is of a rom-li' .umiriUhkc .shape, and is always entered means of a neck, or spout, .so that the hii/is 1mm the interior to prcs,,ât its .. ]H,inlc,! hill to any , and to ,,reveut entrance. .Near mouth of (he nest there are oeiierallv one or two projections "Wl. Please note that
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