. Sketches of the natural history of Ceylon; with narratives and anecdotes illustrative of the habits and instincts of the mammalia, birds, reptiles, fishes, insects, &c. including a monograph of the elephant ... Zoology; Elephants. 250 BIRDS. [Chap. VHI. natives "the Cotton Thief," from the circumstance that its tail consists of two long white feathers, which stream. behind it as it flies. Mr. Layard says: — "I have often watched them, when seeking their insect prey, turn suddenly on their perch and whisk their long tails with a jerk over the bough, as if to pro- tect them
. Sketches of the natural history of Ceylon; with narratives and anecdotes illustrative of the habits and instincts of the mammalia, birds, reptiles, fishes, insects, &c. including a monograph of the elephant ... Zoology; Elephants. 250 BIRDS. [Chap. VHI. natives "the Cotton Thief," from the circumstance that its tail consists of two long white feathers, which stream. behind it as it flies. Mr. Layard says: — "I have often watched them, when seeking their insect prey, turn suddenly on their perch and whisk their long tails with a jerk over the bough, as if to pro- tect them from ; The tail is sometimes brown, and the natives have the idea that the bird changes its plumage at stated periods, and that the tail-feathers become white and brown in alter- nate years. The fact of the va- riety of plumage is no doubt true, but this story as to the alternation. 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 Tennent, James Emerson, Sir, 1804-1869. London, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts
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