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Baby birds at home (1912)

Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928 · London, New York [etc.] Cassell and company, ltd. · leaf 220

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ts of old rope, form theoutside of the nest, which is lined withdead grass, wool, horse-hair or cows-hair.It is a deep structure, thus preventing theeggs from rolling out when the branchesupon which it rests are being violentlyswayed by the wind. Four or five greyish green eggs are laid,spotted… … RED-BACKED SHRIKES. The Red-backed Shrike THE Red-backed Shrike, or Butcher Bird,as it is frequently called, on account ofits strange habit of spitting or hanging inthorn bushes the bodies of beetles, mice, andsmall birds upon which it preys. It is amigrant, arriving in May ; it rears its…

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