ostrich does not make any nest, but merely scoops out a hole in thesand. When the proper season comes, the mother ostrich begins to lay hereggs ; she lays about a dozen, and they are very large, and of a dirty whitecolour. In the day-time she leaves them under the burning rays of the sun;but when… … THE OSTRICH. STORIES A I] OUT BIRDS. sidered a great dainty. But they are very careful how they set about thetask of robbing the nest. They choose the time when the mother ostrich isaway, and then they take a long stick and push the eggs out of the hole. Ifthey touched any of them with their…
Birds -- Juvenile literature
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