Nests and Eggs of Australian Birds, Vol. 2

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Excerpt from Nests and Eggs of Australian Birds, Vol. 2: Including the Geographical Distribution of the Species and Popular Observations ThereonNest - Covered or dome-shaped, side entrance with stage-like approach, composed of sticks, dead leaves, skeleton portions of stag horn (platycerium) fronds and chie¿y moss, small pieces of decayed wood being placed round the entrance, situated on or near the ground, usually between the spurs of fig or other tree, sometimes protected by a rock, in dense scrub. Dimensions over all, 8 to 9 inches across by Ill inches in height, inside cavity, 51, to 6 inches in diameter, entrance 3 to 335 inches across, length of staging 6 inches.Eggs - Clutch, three to four, rarely five, roundish in shape, slightly more compressed at one end, texture of shell somewhat fine surface glossy, colour, pearly-white, spotted and blotched, sometimes irregularly splashed with dark-brown, chestnut, and purplish-grey. Dimensions in inches of a perfect pair from the Richmond River district: (l) 131 x 99, (2) x '97.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.