British Birds, Vol. 4 of 6

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Excerpt from British Birds, Vol. 4 of 6: With Their Nests and EggsNder this Order are included the Herons, and Bitterns the U Storks the Ibises and the Spoonbills As a group the Herodiones are recognized by their sharp powerful bill, generally coulter-shaped and longer than the head, their small nostrils, their long and very ¿exible neck, their stilt-like legs, long broad wings, and their short tail. Their toes are never fully webbed, and their feet are capable of grasping the branches of trees on which most Of them are wont to perch. The Herodiones are as a rule gregarious, breeding in colonies, and nesting generally in high trees, but Often also on the ground. The young are hatched with their eyes closed, but being naked and helpless have to be fed in the nest till ¿edged. In some species the young are pure white in both sexes, and at all ages, in other pairs Of the same species the male differs from the female when young, or remains Of a different colour all through life.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.