. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. ) â ( rS* â '' '"'lln '' ' 1 'j i s 1 hWI t .'.,,! Mil < 1 1 1 ; 1 ii 1 1,1 .; f^l 1'! ! Hj. 184 THE JAVAN T(JDY. .HI It. J hi I,m1â.s Mn> niitivrs of liopi,-;,! AiMcricn, nm vorv consnicuons â¦! l-nllmnt ,.huna,..,l ! .stnu.,..I,y ,', hinls of that part oHL 3 ^ ''"' Kr i^^^^^^ T w f"'7;',''"""'^ "" an'nnnt âr tlâ. luilliant luirs with wind, ,1s plun o (Kiopeniiif,' into scarlet upon tlu) tliroiit and fading' into a ])al(. vd
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. ) â ( rS* â '' '"'lln '' ' 1 'j i s 1 hWI t .'.,,! Mil < 1 1 1 ; 1 ii 1 1,1 .; f^l 1'! ! Hj. 184 THE JAVAN T(JDY. .HI It. J hi I,m1â.s Mn> niitivrs of liopi,-;,! AiMcricn, nm vorv consnicuons â¦! l-nllmnt ,.huna,..,l ! .stnu.,..I,y ,', hinls of that part oHL 3 ^ ''"' Kr i^^^^^^ T w f"'7;',''"""'^ "" an'nnnt âr tlâ. luilliant luirs with wind, ,1s plun o (Kiopeniiif,' into scarlet upon tlu) tliroiit and fading' into a ])al(. vdhnv ii|i.)n thu aliildinon and inukir () Tho inah'r surface of tho \vin;.'s is l)aro. Those tints may ho easily oxaniinrd, cvou dnrinish nvaturo, and so disiuciined to move, tliat it may bo approacliod quite close! V and watched as it sits with its hend -unk beneath its shoulders, and its bill projecting, as if without hie or sensa- tion. It has but littlo power of wing, flviiifr always near tho ground, and never ven- (iiring on a long aerial journey. IVom this habit of remaining near tho earth It is popularly kn(jwn by tho name ot (.round I'arrot. The food of tlie fircoa Tody is chielly of an insect nature, aail thi! bu'd is able to secure its prey as they crawl about in tiie muddy banks ot ponds or rivers. It also searches tliu grass and herbage fir insects, and catches tiiem with much adroitness. The nost of this bird is placed on tho ground, generally in some hole in a river's banki but often in a depression made for the purpose, and is built of dried grasses, moss, f , , r ⢠1 â , cotton, feathers, iuid similar substances ,,,. in . : "'[.f^;'>"""1'«-' --'f ^^ I' grey, diversilied with yellow si ,' jvlach It obbuns irom the banks of the rivers near which it 'ud^lS. keep so close y o the earth as the Tody, but builds a pendent nstian dug o ll sle uler bough oi some tree that grows near the
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