. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 154 therefore it is very common to find eggs and young birds in the nest at once or young varying greatly in size. Our cuckoos do not la}' their eggs in nests of other birds, but always build their own nests. European Cuckoos, which belong to a different genus, do not build nests but lay their eggs in nests of other birds. Much confusion exists. Fig. 131. BLACK-BILL'S NEST AMONG BRIERS, on this subject because writers getting their ideas from English books speak of the Cuckoo as a parasite and even school teachers oft
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 154 therefore it is very common to find eggs and young birds in the nest at once or young varying greatly in size. Our cuckoos do not la}' their eggs in nests of other birds, but always build their own nests. European Cuckoos, which belong to a different genus, do not build nests but lay their eggs in nests of other birds. Much confusion exists. Fig. 131. BLACK-BILL'S NEST AMONG BRIERS, on this subject because writers getting their ideas from English books speak of the Cuckoo as a parasite and even school teachers often ignorantlv inform their pupils of this fact which is not true concerning our birds. The only bird- parasite we have is the Cowbird. I have included Cuckoos under "Birds of Silence" be-. 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Worcester, Mass : Reed
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