. Homes without hands. : Being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction. Animals. 624 HOMES WITHOUT tiANDS. The eggs are equally inconspicuous, being dull olive^brown, without a spot or streak. After they are laid, the lively song of the Nightingale becomes less and less frequent, while after the young are hatched, the bird is silent until the next season. The Nightingale is as anxious to conceal itself as its nest, and never intentionally shows its brown plumage, though it will sing. TUg MICHTINOAJA within six feet of a listener who wil
. Homes without hands. : Being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction. Animals. 624 HOMES WITHOUT tiANDS. The eggs are equally inconspicuous, being dull olive^brown, without a spot or streak. After they are laid, the lively song of the Nightingale becomes less and less frequent, while after the young are hatched, the bird is silent until the next season. The Nightingale is as anxious to conceal itself as its nest, and never intentionally shows its brown plumage, though it will sing. TUg MICHTINOAJA within six feet of a listener who will remain quiet. In the spring the bird seems as if it must sing, no matter who may be near, and its spirit of rivalry is so great, that the "jug-jug " of one Nightingale is sure to set singing all the others within hearing. The Wandering Albatkos {Diomcdea eooulans), the giant of the petrel tribe, makes it nest after a peculiar fashion. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Keyl, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1823-1871; Smith, E. A. (Edward Alfred); Pearson, G. (George). London : Longmans, Green, and Co.
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