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Thus the eggs come to be better concealed than would be possible in a site
chosen indiscriminately . The Four - banded Sand - Grouse ( Pterocles
quadricinctus quadricinctus ) lays pinkish eggs which would seem to make them
conspicuous ...
Thus the eggs come to be better concealed than would be possible in a site
chosen indiscriminately . The Four - banded Sand - Grouse ( Pterocles
quadricinctus quadricinctus ) lays pinkish eggs which would seem to make them
conspicuous ...
Page 128
The only other British ( non - breeding ) species whose eggs are white is the
American Hooded Merganser ( Mergus cucullatus ) , which habitually nests in
holes of trees ( 674 ) . In the present connexion may be mentioned another large
class ...
The only other British ( non - breeding ) species whose eggs are white is the
American Hooded Merganser ( Mergus cucullatus ) , which habitually nests in
holes of trees ( 674 ) . In the present connexion may be mentioned another large
class ...
Page 129
open nests , on eggs that are not particularly well concealed by their coloration .
Finally , among arboreal nesters parallel conditions obtain in the nesting
arrangements of the Tawny Frogmouth ( Podargus strigoides ) , which incubates
its two ...
open nests , on eggs that are not particularly well concealed by their coloration .
Finally , among arboreal nesters parallel conditions obtain in the nesting
arrangements of the Tawny Frogmouth ( Podargus strigoides ) , which incubates
its two ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Adaptive Coloration in Animals |
| Author | Hugh Bamford Cott |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Methuen, 1957 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 mai 2006 |
| Length | 508 pages |
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