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28 April 2018 by Alan

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Year: 1912 (1910s)
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Subjects: Birds — Behavior Birds — Juvenile literature
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and slow-worms, whichare more easily overtaken and caught.After feeding it will sit motionless for hourson some jutting crag in the face of a cliff,or on the branch of a tree. When on thewing it has a habit of sailing round andround in majestic circles, at a great height,and uttering its plaintive catlike mewingcry. It makes its nest of sticks and twigs,frequently lining it with green leaves, or bitsof wool The structure is placed in the forkor on the horizontal branch of a tree andsometimes on a ledge in the face of a cliff.Occasionally the old nest of a carrion crowis utilised. The eggs number from two to fourand are variable in colour. Some speci-mens are dingy white and without spots,whilst others are greenish or bluish white,spotted, blotched and streaked with reddishbrown. The chicks are covered with beautifulwhite down when hatched. They leave thenest before they can fly very far, and evenw^hen they are strong on the wing follow theirparents about for some time after fledging.

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BLACK-HEADED GULLS. The Black-headed Gull THIS is perhaps the best known of allour sea-gulls. The facts that it nearlyalways breeds inland, and visits our harboursand tidal rivers in great numbers during thewinter months, give nearly everybody anample opportunity of studying it duringsome periods of the year. In the severewinter of 1895 numbers of these birds foundtheir way up the river Thames into the veryheart of London, and were so well treated byinterested spectators, who fed them uponscraps of fish, shrimps, biscuits, and bits ofbread and cheese, that they have visitedthe metropolis regularly ever since. The black or, to be more accurate, darkbrown hood from which the bird has receivedits common name, is only a breeding seasondecoration. In the winter the head is white,except for a tinge of grey at the back anda darkish grey patch behind the feathers that cover the ear. 119 120 Baby Birds at Home Throughout the greater part of the yearthe Black-headed Gull feeds upon worms,slugs,

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25 March 2018 by Alan

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Title: The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Bingley, William, 1774-1823
Subjects: Birds Zoology
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THE COMMON, OR FRESH-WATER CRAW-FISH. Craw-fish are found in many rivers, edged in holes whic^» theyform in tlie clayey banks; and their presence is generally esteemed anevidence of the goodness of the water. They are frequently caught bysticks split at the end, with a bait inserted in the cleft, and stuck in the 558 THE GREAT CENTIPEDE. mud at the distance of a few feet from eacli other. These sticks, afterremaining some time, are taken up, and generally with an animaladhering to each. They are gently drawn out, and a basket is putunder to receive the animals, which drop off when brought to the surface.

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22 March 2018 by Alan

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Title: Ornithological rambles in Sussex; with a systematic catalogue of the birds of that county, and remarks on their local distribution. By A. E. Knox
Year: 1855 (1850s)
Authors: Knox, Arthur Edward
Subjects: Birds — England Sussex
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e in the surrounding woods, andthe fishing, being strictly preserved, these birdsdwell here in comparative security; and as thewaters furnish them with an abundant supply oftheir natural food, they have no inducement towander beyond the precincts of the park. Great,then, is the general consternation, when the duck-hawk*—as the old keeper calls him—makes hisappearance. Taking up his position on a tall firtree commanding a view of the pond, he selectsa victim from the terrified flock as they fly hur-riedly along, dashes after it with incredible swift-ness, sweeps it almost from the surface of thewater, and disappears with it among the neigh-bouring reed-beds, while its companions, suddenlyveering round, return again, as if unwilling toquit the spot which has so long afforded them asafe asylum; but after a day or two they becomethoroughly scared, and may be found among thebrooks in the open country; indeed, the first in- * The name by which the peregrine is also known inAmerica. CO I

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SHOOTING A FRIEND FOR A FOE. Ill timation I have frequently received of the pre-sence of the peregrine at Burton, has been thesudden appearance of several wisps of snipe/even in open weather, among the low meadows ata considerable distance; and little parties of tealand wild ducks congregating at every turn ofthe river, where the high banks afforded thema chance of concealment, and where, though com-paratively exposed to greater danger, they mightbe found until the death or expulsion of the ene-my from their old quarters. Specimens of this falcon have been shot nearLewes, Newhaven, Seaford, Pevensey, and Rye,in the eastern, and in the neighbourhood of Chi-chester, Petworth, and Arundel, in the westerndivision of the county. It has also occurred oc-casionally, though rarely, in the wooded portionof the weald. A friend of mine has one in hispossession which was shot in that part of thecountry by a farmer, who mistook it for a wood-pigeon, immense flocks of which abound thereduring the a

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11 March 2018 by Alan

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Title: The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Bingley, William, 1774-1823
Subjects: Birds Zoology
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strious neighbor, and as soonas the Canvas-Back rises with the favorite root on which they bothgreedily feed, the Bald-Pate snatches the morsel and makes off withhis booty. They are always very alert and lively, feeding and swimming out into the ponds and rivers at all hours of the day, but areBxtremely watchful, sheltering in coves and behind the land, and onthe slightest attempt to steal upon them, immediately row out intothe stream beyond gun-shot, and then only take to wing when mucbdisturbed. THE SUMMER, OR WOOD DUCK. This most beautiful of Ducks seems to be dressed in a studied attiie, to which the addition of a flowing cresladds a finish of peculiar elegance; andhence Linnseus has dignified the specieswith the title of sponsa or the brideThis splendid bird, according to Nut-tall, is peculiar to America but extendsits residence from the cold regions ofHudsons Bay in the 54th parallel to•uMxn DUCK. Mexico and the Antilles. Throughout ?54 a great part of this vast space, or at

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372 THE SUMMER, OR WOOD DUUK. least as far soutli as Florida and the Mississippi territory, the SammerDuck is known to breed. In the interior they are also found in theState of Missouri, and along the woody borders and still streamawhich flow into most of the great north-western lakes of the St. Law-rence. The Summer Duck, so called from its constant residence inthe United States, has indeed but little predilection for the sea coast^its favorite haunts being the solitary, deep, and still waters, ponds,woody lakes, and the mill dams in the interior, making its nest oftenin decayed and hollow trees impending over the water.

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10 March 2018 by Alan

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Year: 1880 (1880s)
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Subjects: Birds Zoology
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he spirit andvigor displayed by it whenhooked afford fine sport. Itis peculiarly apt at breakingthe line, a feat sometimesaccomplished by a violentblow of the tail, and some-times by contriving to twisttlie line round a root or post, and giving a sudden jerk. It feeds principally on larvae and molluscs, inhabiting the banks, andobtains them by rooting in the sand with its snout. The Barbels, orbeards, hanging from the upper jaw doubtless assist in these investiga-tions. It frequently grows to a very great size, weighing from fifteentO eighteen pounds, and measuring upwards of three feet in length,^any are captured by nets during the summer, at which season theyfrequent the weedy parts of the river in shoals; but in winter theyft-tire to the shelter afforded by banks and old woodwork. Severalg-Dod swimmers have been known to dive after the Barbel, as they laypressed against the banks, and to bring up one each time, not unfre-quently appearing with two, one in each hand. THE DEVIL FISH.

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rac DETiL vitu. The Sea Devil, or Fishing Frog,is an inhabitant of the British^ieas. It grows to a large size,some being between four and fivefeet long. The fishermen on thatcoast have a great regard for thisfish, from a supposition that it is agreat enemy to the Dog-fish; andwhenever they take it with theirlines, set it at liberty. It is a fishof very great deformity; the headis much bigger than the wholebody; is round at the circumfer-ence, and flat above, the mouthof a prodigious wideness. THE BLENNIES- -FATHER LASHER, ETC. 469 THE BLENNliS. The species of this genusare small, live in shoals, butnot in great numbers: theyare very active and tenaciousof life, and frequent rockycoasts, where they may oftenbe found in the pools ofwater left by the tide, hidingthemselves among the weeds,and in the crevices of therocks.

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8 March 2018 by Alan

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Year: 1880 (1880s)
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Subjects: Birds Zoology
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lbatross ; of which three are foundprincipally in the seas of hot climates, and the fourth is confined totliose within the Antarctic Circle. Their bill is straight: the ujipermanolible hooked at the point; and the lower truncated, or appearingas if cut off. The nostrils are oval, wide, prominent, and lateral; thetongue is very small ; and the feet have each three toes, all placed ward. THE WAXDKRIXG ALBATROSS, OB MANOF-WAR BIRD. In size these birds are sometimes as large as a Swan. Their genera.color is white, the upper parts are marked with black lines. The quill 390 THE WANDERING ALBATROSS. feathers are black; and tlie tail is ronndecl, and of a lead color. Thebill is of a pale yellow, and the legs are flesh-colored. These birds are found in most seas, but chiefly in those within theTropics: they are, however, often seen about the Cape of Good Hope;and, towards the end of July, they collect in great numbers in Kamt-schatka, and the seas which separate that part of Asia from America.

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Its powers of fllfjht are exceeding^ great; h ts a?moet constantly on>the wing, and is equilly at ease during the stillest calm, or iying withmeteor-like swiftness before the most fnrions gale. They are exceedingly vonicioips, and feed an variows species of fishaad raolluscse. The shoals of flying-fishy whei> ])ersecnted by theirenemies of the deep, make their a]^|K>alancc for a sf)ort flight in theair^ and suffer greatly from the voi-acity of these birds. They alsooften pursue the shmils of salmon iiitt> tine unsMitlis- of large rivers^ and THE PEUCAN TRIBE IN GENERAL. 391 po ffort^e themselves as, notwithstanding their otherwise extraordinarypoweis of flight, to be prevented by their weight and consequentetupidity even from rising. In the West Indies the appearance of these birds is sa,id to foretellthe arrival of ships; this indeed is sometimes true, and arises from avery natural cause. They always fiah in fine weather; so that whenthe wind is boisterous out at se;a, th

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7 March 2018 by Alan

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Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Bingley, William, 1774-1823
Subjects: Birds Zoology
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sh being caught near the island of Sardinia in great abundance, andbeing exported from that island, in barrels, to various parts of theworld, they have obtained, in several countries, the name of /SardineSprats are likewise found in the North Sea and the Baltic. They usually frequent the deep parts of the sea; but in the autumnthey approach the smooth and sandy shores, for the purpose of de-piEditing there thei spawn. THE SHAD. SJcads appear in the river Ehine in the month of March; in the Severn and Thames, and Dela-ware, in April, May, and ^une;and in the Nile in Decemberand January. As soon aathey arrive, they deposit theirspawn in pl*^^es where thecurrent is most rapid; and,some months afterwards, returnto the sea. They ascend the Rhine as far as BmW, where they are caught in nets,and osier baskets or traps. In order to attract them into the latter, thefishermen use a bait of peas, prepared in a certain way with myrrh:this bait is put into a small bag, and suspended in the inside.

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SHAD. 450 TDE ANCUOVY.

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25 February 2018 by Alan

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s not beloved ofthe people, as they accuse it of eating too manyof their young fish. Visitors who do not like theirmuddy Nile fish do not see any great offbnce inthis, but I can quite see the matter from thenatives point of view, and am a little astonishedthat it has been allowed to increase and multiplyas it has. Last year, each evening, something likethirty used to roost on the chain cable of Mr.Daviss dahabeah, moored just opposite Luxor.Where they all came from was something of amystery, as, though you would see one now andagain on that reach of river, you would neverbe able to see anything like that number; yetevery evening in they used to come, and after arather excited noisy discussion settled down toroost for the night. A most interesting thing in this bird is itssingular habit of hanging in mid-air, above thewater, on the look – out for fish. Although Ihave said fish, it is certain it must take othercreatures than fish, for I have often seen it, not BLACK AND WHITE KINGFISHER

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BLACK AND WHITE KINGFISHER 53 only hovering over the Sacred Lake at Karnak,but also plunging head foremost down into itswaters, and securing some food or other, withwhich it has at once flown away to some con-venient perch and there swallowed it. Now thereare no fish in the Karnak Lake, and it is clearthat what the Kingfisher goes for must be somevariety of its ordinary fishy food, and must be somelarvsB or fine fat water-beetle. When hangingthus in mid-air it reminds me a little of ourown Windhover or Kestrel, in its quick clappingstroke of wings, whilst its body and tail hangnearly perpendicularly down, till it sees whatit wants ; then the position of its body alters ina flash, and down it plunges, and is lost for amoment in the splash and spray that it raises bythe impact with the water. THE LITTLE GREEN BEE-EATER Merops viridis The plumage throughout is green, with a black eye-stripeand a black marking in front on chest; legs brown, beakblack, eyes crimson, two centre tail-feather

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21 February 2018 by Alan

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oseof the diver. It is adapted to a swimming and diving existence; feedson fish, frogs, water-beetles, and other small aquatic creatures;when alarmed it sinks its body deeper and deeper into the water,and when pursued, or in danger, seeks to escape by diving. Itmakes little use of its wings, except when migrating. At mosttimes it is a silent bird, but in the breeding season utters a harsh,grating cry. The grebe makes a large platform nest of aquatic plants, placedon the water among the reeds. Four eggs are laid, the shell paleblue in colour, but covered with a soft, white, chalky substance.Invariably, when leaving the nest the bird covers the eggs withmoss and weeds, and the usual inference is that this is done to hidethem from rapacious egg-eating birds; but Seebohm is of the opinionthat the eggs are covered to be kept warm, and he says that theyare covered only after the full complement is laid and incubationbegun. 844 BRITISH BIBD8 Little Grebe, or DabchicL Tachybaptes fluviatilis.

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FiQ. 117.—Little Grebe. ^ natural size. Head, neck, and upper parts dark brown ; a little white on thesecondaries; chin black; cheeks, throat, and sides of the neckreddish chestnut; under parts greyish white ; flanks dusky brown;biU horn-colour; legs and feet dull green. Length, nine inchesand a half. The little grebe, or dabchick, is less than the teal in size, anddiffers from the great crested grebe in about the same degree as thepartridge does from the pheasant. It is the one common and weU-known species of grebe in this country, being resident in suitablelocalities in aU parts of the United Kingdom. In summer it isgenerally diffused, and is to be met with even on small pools andstreams; in winter it shifts its ground, resorting to the rivers andlarger bodies of water, and in very severe weather to the sea-coast. It begins to breed at the end of April or early in May, andforms a floating nest of aquatic weeds and grasses close to the bankor among the reeds, but in most cases litt

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30 January 2018 by Alan

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EGGS {in situ)dab-chickens {full-page illustration) . . To face pageSEAGULLS AND NESTS To face page To face pageTo face page To face page 268269 To face page 285292296 To face page 304306310312318 319 320 PAGE177179181 183188188196197199205206210223224 22 ^229232236240242254259267 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PART II.—BEASTS AND FISHES (mammals, fish, and reptiles) SUNSET ON SALHOUSE BROAD ….FISHING ON HOVETON BROAD …. ON guard ON A NORFOLK RIVER-SIDE …. AN EEL-CABIN ON GREAT HOVETON BROAD .NAT/VES FISHING ON GREAT HOVETON BROAD WOOD-SORREL GREAT HOVETON BROAD PAGE 353365370380 394396 They do not sweat and whine about their condition,They do not He awake in the dark and weep for their sins,They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God,Not one is dissatisfied, not one is dementedWith the mania of owning things ;Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago ;Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth. —Walt Whitman. PART I.—BIRDS.

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GATHERING SEA-BIRDS EGGS (YORKSHIRE). Papillon, tu es volage !Tu ressemble a mon amant :Lamour est un badinage,Lamour est un passe-temps :Quand jai mon amantJai le coeur content. —Chattsons Populaires.

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12 January 2018 by Alan

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Dipper water, where it uses its legs and wings below the surface.Naturally it is not suited by our southern and easterncounties, but it is found from Cornwall and Walesnorthward to the Orkneys, and also in Ireland, whileits cheery song may be heard even in the severestweather in its upland haunts, which it seldom cares toleave. Its food consists of small mollusks, spiders,beetles, and insect-larvse, and to some extent of fish-spawn, but its utility far outweighs its harmfulness. Passeres 11 The nest is a big roiiiul hall of moss, oi- moss and grass,lined with leaves, generally of the oak or beech, andhas a side entrance ; it is built in a hole in a wall orbank, among protruding tree-roots on river sides ornot uncommonly beneath a bridge or close to a water-wheel ; in many cases it is stuck against a rock or large

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Dippers nest boulder with the slightest possible support. The fiveor six somewhat pointed white eggs are laid from Marchonwards, and a third set has even been known to havebeen deposited in the same nest,at once. The fledglings swim 42 Order I Family PANURID^, or Bearded Tits This remarkable family, of doubtful position, con-tains only one British member (Panurns biarmicus), a

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12 November 2017 by Alan

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Title: The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Bingley, William, 1774-1823
Subjects: Birds Zoology
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water is thick. As the winterfipproaches, these haunt? are changed foi<leep and still waters. The Roach is so silly a fish, that it has acquired the name of theWater-sheep^ in contradistinction to the Carp, which from its subtletyis termed the River-fox. Sound as a Boaeh, is a proverb that appearsimt indifferently founded. This is a handsome fish, either in the water or when immediatelytaken out of it. The flesh, although reckoned wholesome, is in littleesteem, on account of the great quantity of bones. When Roach arein season, their scales are very smooth; but when they are out of sea-son, these feel like the rough side of an oyster-shell. Their fins alsoare geneially red when the animals are in perfection. These fishdiffer much in quality, according to the rivers in which they aracaught. None are good that are kept in ponds. Roach feed on aquatic plants and vermes. Their usual weight iafrom half a pound to two pounds. Some, however, have been knownto weigt as much as five pounds.

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454 THE GOLD-FISH. The baits used in catching Roach are various kinds of worms, flies,and pastes. The time for angling is, in mild cloudy weather, all theday; in hot weather, only in the mornings and evenings; and in coldweather; during the middle of the day. THE GOLD-FISH. Gold-fish are natives of China; and the most beautiful kinds are caught in a small lake in the pro-vince of Chekyang, at the foot of amountain called Tsyen-king. Theywere first introduced into Englandabout the year 16J>1, but were notgenerally known till thirty yearsafterwards._ In China they are kept in ponds, or large porcelain vessels, byalmost every person of distinction. In these they are Yery lively andactive, sporting about the surface of the water with great vivacity;but they are so delicate, that, if cannon be fired, or any substancegiving out a powerful smell, as pitch or tar, are barned near them,great numbers will be killed. In each of the ponds or basins wherethey are kept, there is an earthen pan,

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5 November 2017 by Alan

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well known, returning the following springto spawn on the flats of Breydon—at least so say the menof Breydon; whereas I believe the broad-nosed eel spawnsin a weed called lambs tail, to be found on most of thebroads and in the dikes. I have seen this weed full ofelvers. Of course many of the Broadsmen say eels young ; andone old man says he tells by looking into an eels mouthwhether it has young, and he is fully convinced he has takensixteen young elvers out of an eel. But one thing seems certain about the eel: he is capitaleating. A nice silver-bellied eel, from half a pound to a poundweight, is the sweetest fish to eat, as a salt-water eel like theBreydon eel is the most delicately flavoured. Whilst living 2,70 BIRDS, BEASTS, AND FISHES on the Broads I have cooked them in a bouillabaisse, withvegetables ; fried them (skins on); stewed them; and cookedthem a la viatelote. The bouillabaisse is the best way, Ithink, and so prepared they are a dehcate dish, fit for anygood sportsman.

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AN EEL-CABIN ON GREAT HOVETON BROAD. CHAPTER XII THE PERCH As you walk by the rivers where the kingcups blaze, andthe frogs are croaking in the month of April, you will see,perchance, lovely wreaths of perch spawn hanging round thesere amber reed-stalks. And should you unwind one of thesespawn-wreaths from the reed and hold it against the azure,you will find it looks more beautiful still, and recalls a hol-low tubular bracelet, made of pure glass beads. Some ofthese lovely necklets lie on the surface of the water, some farbelow, lying on the weedy depths, most commonly on hair-weed. And if you watch the place closely, you will see theexhausted fish at times lying on the bottom after the spawn-ing is over. When they recover a little they return to thedeepest holes round about, for the perch loves deep waterand a gravel bottom. In these holes they stay feedingravenously on worms, an they can get them, for they bitefuriously and fast after spawning, but are useless for food whencaught. W

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2 September 2017 by Alan

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Title: A handbook of British birds, showing the distribution of the resident and migratory species in the British islands, with an index to the records of the rarer visitants
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Harting, James Edmund, 1841-1928
Subjects: Birds — Great Britain
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very ancient one,and is repeatedly mentioned by old writers. SeeWillughbys Ornithology, p. 349. The weight of a Gannet is about 8| lbs. Order XIV. GAVIiE Fam. LARID^. COMMON TERN. Sterna fiuviatilis,Naumsinn. PI. 33,fig. 1. Length, 14-25 in.; bill, 1*75 in.; wing, 10-5 in.;tarsus, 0-85 in. This bird was long regarded as the Sternahirundo of Linnseus; but the species described byhim under that name is evidently the Arctic Tern,as may be inferred from his description of the bill:—rostrum suhulatum, versus apicem compressum,rectum., coccineum, uti et pedes. It is a summer visitor to this country, generallyarriving in the second week of May, and breedingon sandy shores and shingle beds all round thecoast of England and Scotland, as far north as Skyeon the west, and the Fame Islands and the MorayFirth on the east. Beyond this it comes into com-petition with the Arctic Tern, with which speciesit is found in the Outer Hebrides, as well as inOrkney. As a summer visitor to Scotland it is to

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TERNS 289 be found nesting on the pebbly shores of manyinland lochs and islands, where its graceful evolu-tions on the wing, and its headlong plunges intothe water when engaged in fishing, aflford constantdiversion to the observant angler. In Ireland, the Common Tern, though numerousin summer, is rather local, breeding both on saltand fresh water, often in company with the ArcticTern, and sometimes in close proximity to nestsof the Black-headed Gull. Mr. Ussher has remarkedthat on marine islands the eggs of this bird arerarely laid before June, and are chiefly producedduring that month; but on inland lakes the Com-mon Tern breeds earlier, and the full complementof eggs may sometimes be found before the endof May. Where grass is abundant on their breeding-ground, these birds make their nests in it, but theseare seldom more than mere depressions. During itsmigrations in spring and autumn the Common Ternoften comes up the rivers from the coast, andwanders inland to fresh-water pools and

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9 December 2016 by Alan

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Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Bingley, William, 1774-1823
Subjects: Birds Zoology
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generallycrept into some hole or corner to sleep: and it is remarkable that whenperched, or otherwise at rest, it had mostly the head downward, or atleaet even with the body, and not elevated like other birds. These are shy and solitary birds. Like the Woodpeckers theyfrequent woods, and run up and down the trees with surprisingfacility. They often move their tail in the manner of the Wagtail.They do not migrate; but, during the winter, they approach nearer toinhabited places, and are sometimes seen in orchards and gardens. OF THE KINGFISHER TRIBE IN GENERAL. The bill is sharp, triangular, long, straight and thick. Theis fleshy, short, flat and sharp.The feet, except in a few species,are formed for climbing, withthe toes two backward and twoforward. These birds frequent the banksof rivers; living principally onfish, which they catch with greatdexterity. They swallov; theirprey whole but afterwards throwup the indigestible parts. Theirwings are short; yet they fly verygwiftly. tongiio

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THE COMMON KINGFISHER. 133 THE COMMON KINGFISHER. The length of the Kingfisher is seven inches, and its breadth eleven,The bill is nearly two inches long, and black; but the base of thelower mandible is yellow. The top of the head, and the sides of thebody, are of a dark green, marked with transverse spots of blue. Thetail is of a deep blue ; and the other parts of the body are of a duskyorange, white, and black. The legs are red. In the beauty and brilliancy of its plumage, the Common Kingfisherfar excels all the other species of British birds. Its shape is, however,somewhat inelegant, from the great disproportion there is, in size,between the head and bill, and the other parts of the body. Its usual prey consists of the smaller kinds of fish, It frequentlysits on a branch projecting over the current: there it remains motion-less, and often watches whole hours, to catch the moment when a littlefish rises to the surfoce of the water under its station; it dives perpen-dicularly into th

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s; wing, about 18; bill, about 8.50; tar-sus, 8. The Wood Ibis is apparently not uncommon in late summer insouthern Illinois, where it was frequently observed by Prof. Ridgway,near Mt. Carmel, and Mr. J. Hurter (Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, 1881, p.124) found it numerous in August, 1888, in Madison Co., 111., nearSt. Louis. Dr. Hoy (1853) records a specimen in the Museum of theWisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, which was shot nearMilwaukee, in September, 1852. Kumlien and Hollister consider it avery rare midsummer straggler in Wisconsin and say that in a letterto L. Kumlien, Dr. Hoy stated he had procured a specimen at Racinein September, 1868. They also record a third specimen killed onRock River between Janesville and Edgerton. (Birds of Wisconsin,1903- P- 33-) Suborder HERODII. Herons, Egrets, Bitterns, etc. Family ARDEID^^. Herons and Bitterns. About 70 known species belong to this family distributed through-out the world. Many of the true herons are gregarious, while others

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Great Blue Heron. Least Bittern. American Bittern. Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 363 are only occasionally so, if at all. When undisturbed they usuallynest in colonies or rookeries, as their breeding places are some-times called, three or four species often occupying the same tree. The Bitterns are not gregarious in the true sense of the word,although during the breeding season numbers of nests of the smallerspecies may often be found in close proximity to each other. TheAmerican Bittern is more solitary in its habits. When feeding theyfrequent the shores of rivers and ponds as well as marshes andlagoons. The food consists largely of fish, frogs, and small reptiles,which they catch with great dexterity. Subfamily BOTAURINiE. Bitterns.Genus BOTAURUS Stephens.79. Botaurus lentiginosus (Montag.).American Bittern. Local names: Stake-driver. Thunder-pump. Distr.: Temperate North America, south to Guatemala, Cuba,and Jamaica. Adult: Upper parts, brown; wing coverts,

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20 August 2016 by Alan

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Subjects: Birds Zoology
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variably refusing all except living animals, or such asare not in the least degree putrid. And the fishermen assert, thatthey are never to be caught with baits which have been bitten byother fish. In many parts of England, Turbot and Holibut are sold indiscrimi-nately for each other. They are, however, perfectly distinct; theupper parts of the former being marked with large, unequal, andobtuse tubercles; while those of the latter are quite smooth, andcovered with oblong soft scales, that adhere firmly to the body. Theeyes of the Turbot also are on the left, whilst those of the Holibut areon the right of the head. Holibuts are sometimes caught of such immense size, on the north-em coasts of England, as to weigh from two to three hundred pounds.Olafsen speaks of having seen one in Iceland, which measured fivtjells in length. The Greenlanders employ the membrane of the stomach of th«Holibut, in place of glass for their windows. THE TURBOT, AND nOLIEUT. 425 riiTinimOTraiiTT.;!?^^ filllib

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The Turbot is most active in the night tim., when perhaps is cncm e.are les^ vi<.ilant; and in the .lay time it lies at the bottom with its cl a Ls deTppermost, and is consequently difficult to bo ^^-^-^-f^f ,.,/^ ^said that when apprehensive of danger it will remain periectly still. 426 THE BEAKED CH^TODON TOE PLAISE AND FLOUNDER. The general habits both of the Plaise and Flounder, reseinble thoseof all the other flat-fish. These fish areeach found in great abundance in mostof the European seas. Flounders oftenascend rivers, and occasionally even sofar as to be beyond the immediateinfluence of the tides.

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Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Forbush, Edward Howe, 1858-1929 Massachusetts. State Board of Agriculture Beecroft, Willey Ingraham, 1870- Job, Herbert Keightley, 1864-1933
Subjects: Game and game-birds — Massachusetts Game and game-birds — New England Birds — Massachusetts Birds — Conservation
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e sky in theirexalted and unswerving flight, sweeping along at a speedexceeding that of the fastest express train, traversing a conti-nent on the wings of the wind, their long lines glistening likesilver in the bright sunlight, they present the grandest andmost impressive spectacle in bird life to be found on this con-tinent. When at last they find their haven of rest they swingin wide, majestic circuits, spying out their landfall, until, theirspiral reconnoissance ended and their apprehensions quiteallayed, they sail gently down to the grateful waters, to rest,drink, bathe and feed at ease. Fifty years ago in the far west great flocks of these birds, aquarter of a mile in length, were seen massed like blankets ofsnow on the river banks. On the water they move lightlyand gracefully. Their long necks and great size, taken inconnection with the mirage effects, sometimes seen in theirhaunts, deceive the eye, until in the distance they present theappearance of a fleet of ships under sail.

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-5^5:^.1/^^ *^^*^^^ o^^P,, ((.?^. PLATE XXI. —WHOOPING CRANE. Once a migrant through New England, now extirpated and nearlyextinct. (From a drawmg by Annie E. Chase.) SPECIES EXTINCT OR EXTIRPATED. 477 The Trumpeter is well able to protect itself and its youngfrom the smaller prowlers, for it can deliver a terrible blowwith its powerful wing. Although it lays five to seven eggs,some mortality must overtake the young, for comparativelyfew young birds of the year are seen in the fall flights. TheBald Eagle sometimes surprises it in flight, and, hurtling fromabove, strikes it to the earth; otherwise it seems to have fewnatural enemies powerful and swift enough to destroy it. Little is known definitely about the food of the Trumpeter.Dr. Hatch says that it feeds chiefly on vegetation, bothaquatic and terrestrial. It feeds like all Swans, by immersingits head and neck and taking its food from the bottom. Itsfood consists largely of water plants, but it also takes shell-fish and crustac

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