. Oologia neerlandica : eggs of birds breeding in the Netherlands . it consists of vegetablematerial and feathers, sometimes mixedwith a little dry cow dung. in hollow trees; also sometimes in holes inwalls, under roots, and similar places. 6—8, mostly 7. May—beginning of July. about 16 days. XXIV. Family ALCEDINIDAE. Family ispida L. — Kingfisher. (Plate 94, fig. a-c).(Snouckaert: Avifauna Neerlandica, p. 59, No. 141). Colour of surface of shell Average dimensions:Average weight of shell:Texture of shell:Shape: Nest: Site of nest: Number of eggs:Breeding season:Duration of
. Oologia neerlandica : eggs of birds breeding in the Netherlands . it consists of vegetablematerial and feathers, sometimes mixedwith a little dry cow dung. in hollow trees; also sometimes in holes inwalls, under roots, and similar places. 6—8, mostly 7. May—beginning of July. about 16 days. XXIV. Family ALCEDINIDAE. Family ispida L. — Kingfisher. (Plate 94, fig. a-c).(Snouckaert: Avifauna Neerlandica, p. 59, No. 141). Colour of surface of shell Average dimensions:Average weight of shell:Texture of shell:Shape: Nest: Site of nest: Number of eggs:Breeding season:Duration of incubation white, but of a different tint to that ofPicinae-eggs; very glossy. X 19 millimetres. gram. finely granulated. rounded, producing equal halves when cuttransversely. heaped up fish bones and scales serve asa layer on which the eggs lie. in burrows, usually about 1 Metre long,excavated by the bird itself in steepsandy banks and similar places, sometimesat some distance from water. 6-7. mid-April—July. about 15 days. 94 Fam.
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