Scripture Natural History and Guide to General Zoology Volume 2 - Couverture rigide

Bicknell, William

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1347516719 ISBN 13 : 9781347516713

Editeur : Palala Press, 2015

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Motacilla phcenicurus.) THIS is one of our prettiest warblers, arriving amongst us in A pril, and leaving about October. I ts bill and eyes are black; its forehead white; its cheeks, throat, fore-part, and sides of the neck are black, which colour extends over each eye; the crown of the head, the hinder part of the neck, and the back, are of a deep blue-grey; the breast, rump, sides, and tail, are a fine red; the bill is white; and the feet and claws black: the female loses much of that brightness of colour which distinguishes the male. I ts haunts are old walls and ruinous edifices, where it makes its mossy nest, lined with hair and feathers. It is known by a peculiar quick shake of the tail from side to side, when it alights. Though a shy bird, it is often to be seen in the midst of a populous town, but always choosing difficult and inaccessible places for its residence. The female lays four or five eggs, not unlike those of the hedge-sparrow. The peculiar manner in which birds choose their mates is not easy to determine. But in the event of death, by disease or accident, the survivor, whether male or female, appears to find no difficulty in procuring another partner. A widowed male bird, having a nest with eggs, has been noticed going out in the morning in search of a mate, and returning with another female in the afternoon, and who proceeded forthwith, to the duty of incubation.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palala Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1347516719
• ISBN 13: 9781347516713
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 546
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