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Stories about birds of land and water (1874)

Kirby, Mary, 1817-1893, Kirby, Elizabeth, 1823-1873 · Hartford [Conn.] : American Publishing Co. · leaf 238

An illustration from Stories about birds of land and water, 1874, leaf 238 — h of its legs, you would wonder how thebird contrives to hatch its eggs, or what kind of a nest it builds. It is a mason bird, and forms its nest of mud, in the shape of a hillock,with a hole at the top. Here the mother bird lays two eggs about the size ofthose of the goose. The nest is high enough… … FLAMINGOES. 2x6 STOIilES AH OUT BIRDS. legs hanging down. The nest itself is very curious, and is sohd nearly to thetop, and then hollow hke a pot. The bottom of the nest is in the water, and the bird usually has its feetin the water. In some parts of the tropics, the birds are tamed for the sakeof…

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