. The birds of Britain : their distribution and habits . Birds. Order XIII. Limicolce 189 shingles in Kent, but the majority pass on to East Anglia. though a limited number breed elsewhere on our downs and heath-lands as far north as Yorkshire. Two big stone-coloured eggs with grey and brown spots or scrawls are laid in April or May in a shallow hole scratched in the ground, which is almost always lined with rabbits' dung; the hen-bird will sit very. stone-Curlew t closely if taken unawares, but usually rises two or three hundred yards ahead of an intruder. The downy young are rather sluggish,
. The birds of Britain : their distribution and habits . Birds. Order XIII. Limicolce 189 shingles in Kent, but the majority pass on to East Anglia. though a limited number breed elsewhere on our downs and heath-lands as far north as Yorkshire. Two big stone-coloured eggs with grey and brown spots or scrawls are laid in April or May in a shallow hole scratched in the ground, which is almost always lined with rabbits' dung; the hen-bird will sit very. stone-Curlew t closely if taken unawares, but usually rises two or three hundred yards ahead of an intruder. The downy young are rather sluggish, and are very difficult to find when they squat on the ground to escape notice. The mournful call of the Stone-Curlew is of the same nature as that of the Golden Plover, and is louder after dusk than in daylight; its food consists mainly of moUusks, worms, and insects; its flight is low and in summer-time. 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 Evans, A. H. (Arthur Humble). Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press
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