. The bird, its form and function. Birds. 438 The Bird fowl, except perhaps the big and pugnacious swans, who can take better care of themselves, and lay only five eggs or fewer. The long-legged wading birds also, such as the storks, ibises, herons, and the like, are fairly safe in the breeding season, because they nest in trees, as a rule, (Fig. 356,) and consequently we here find only two. Fig. 34S.—Nest and eggs of California Partridge. to four 3'oung in the annual brood; so with the snake- birds. "This brings us to the game-birds—the world-Avide tribes of partridges, pheasants, grouse
. The bird, its form and function. Birds. 438 The Bird fowl, except perhaps the big and pugnacious swans, who can take better care of themselves, and lay only five eggs or fewer. The long-legged wading birds also, such as the storks, ibises, herons, and the like, are fairly safe in the breeding season, because they nest in trees, as a rule, (Fig. 356,) and consequently we here find only two. Fig. 34S.—Nest and eggs of California Partridge. to four 3'oung in the annual brood; so with the snake- birds. "This brings us to the game-birds—the world-Avide tribes of partridges, pheasants, grouse, turkeys, jungle fowls, peacocks, and the like—Avhich are of large size, nm about on the ground, and are of interest to sportsmen and epi- cures. AMth few exceptions, these must put forth a. 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 Beebe, William, 1877-1962. New York, Holt
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