Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 4. köide,1–4. numberU.S. Government Printing Office, 1878 |
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... usual position is in the very heart of the tree or plant selected , and , like most of the nests of this region , not capable of being detached from the thorny bushes without falling to pieces . I found the birds and nests of only three ...
... usual position is in the very heart of the tree or plant selected , and , like most of the nests of this region , not capable of being detached from the thorny bushes without falling to pieces . I found the birds and nests of only three ...
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... usual nesting places are the hanging trusses of Spanish moss , everywhere provokingly abundant on the larger growth of trees . I have also found their nests on the lower limbs of trees and the drooping outer branches of undergrowth ...
... usual nesting places are the hanging trusses of Spanish moss , everywhere provokingly abundant on the larger growth of trees . I have also found their nests on the lower limbs of trees and the drooping outer branches of undergrowth ...
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... usual , and by cutting off the branches I could readily take it entire . The outside diameter is nine inches one way by eight the other ; its depth four inches ; inside , three and a half inches wide by two inches deep . The four eggs ...
... usual , and by cutting off the branches I could readily take it entire . The outside diameter is nine inches one way by eight the other ; its depth four inches ; inside , three and a half inches wide by two inches deep . The four eggs ...
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... usual , without any note of alarm or any show of fighting . More often , the bird flies off before she has a chance of being seen , and the eggs can be seen as far as you can see the nest . The first nest was found April 20 , and ...
... usual , without any note of alarm or any show of fighting . More often , the bird flies off before she has a chance of being seen , and the eggs can be seen as far as you can see the nest . The first nest was found April 20 , and ...
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... usual number of eggs is four . Their color is bluish - white and shape very broadly oval . Their average size is 1.94 by 1.52 . 1 NYCTHERODIUS VIOLACEUS , ( L. ) Reich . - Yellow - crowned Night Heron . Several were observed in swamps ...
... usual number of eggs is four . Their color is bluish - white and shape very broadly oval . Their average size is 1.94 by 1.52 . 1 NYCTHERODIUS VIOLACEUS , ( L. ) Reich . - Yellow - crowned Night Heron . Several were observed in swamps ...
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