. Cassell's book of birds . . ■ .. ■ ... i. Curlew (Mhmimu ^iiBM).—a. Sandpiper (2«an<« Hyjnlencos).—3. Ringed Plover (CWrk Uiaticula).—4. Dunlin (Tri»5. Land Rail {Crex fm,e„sh).-6. Water Hen (Ga/Wa cAkrofus).—7. Lapwing (^ara//Bj o/jwfas).—S. Redshank (Tofamu9. Godwit (Lmkhb melanura).—10. Coot (/•«/-« flfra).—II. Oyster Catcher (itoaarepw wrrtf&gw).—is. Rook (013. Magpie (Pica caudata).—14. Jay CCarrU/ul glandarius).—15. Chough (Fr^;/«^a™/i«).—16. Jackdaw (&r»« mo»W 1 . THE SINGING BIRDS. 2or dance, with wings and tail outspread, accompanying the movements of his feet and body with acont
. Cassell's book of birds . . ■ .. ■ ... i. Curlew (Mhmimu ^iiBM).—a. Sandpiper (2«an<« Hyjnlencos).—3. Ringed Plover (CWrk Uiaticula).—4. Dunlin (Tri»5. Land Rail {Crex fm,e„sh).-6. Water Hen (Ga/Wa cAkrofus).—7. Lapwing (^ara//Bj o/jwfas).—S. Redshank (Tofamu9. Godwit (Lmkhb melanura).—10. Coot (/•«/-« flfra).—II. Oyster Catcher (itoaarepw wrrtf&gw).—is. Rook (013. Magpie (Pica caudata).—14. Jay CCarrU/ul glandarius).—15. Chough (Fr^;/«^a™/i«).—16. Jackdaw (&r»« mo»W 1 . THE SINGING BIRDS. 2or dance, with wings and tail outspread, accompanying the movements of his feet and body with acontinuous flow of song, and bowing his head repeatedly : this entertainment being varied by risingsuddenly into the air, and sinking again rapidly, with open pinions, to the ground. Upon oneoccasion, whilst journeying over the Sierra de los Anches, we came upon a pair of these birds, seatednear to a nest containing their unfledged young. The terrified female immediately began f
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