Birds in Their Haunts, By the Late C. A. Johns
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According to the ancient naturalists the Halcyon, our Kingfisher, being especi- ally fond of the water and its products, chooses to have even a float- ing nest. Now the surface of the sea is an unfit place whereon to construct a vessel of any kind, so the Halcyon, as any other skilful artisan would, puts together on land first the framework, and ' From the Latin torqueo, ' to twitt.' ' Greek ti^vf from ii^u, to ' shriek.' THE KINGFISHER 133 then the supplementary portion of its nest, the materi...als being shelly matter and spines, whence derived is unknown ; but the principal substance employed is iishbones. During the progress of the work the careful bird several times tests its buoyancy by actual experiment, and when satisfied that all is safe, launches its future nursery on the ocean. However turbulent might have been the condition of the water previously to this event, thenceforth a calm ensued, which lasted during the period of incubation ; and these were ' Halcyon days ' [Haley onides dies), which set in seven days before the winter solstice, and lasted as many days after.
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According to the ancient naturalists the Halcyon, our Kingfisher, being especi- ally fond of the water and its products, chooses to have even a float- ing nest. Now the surface of the sea is an unfit place whereon to construct a vessel of any kind, so the Halcyon, as any other skilful artisan would, puts together on land first the framework, and ' From the Latin torqueo, ' to twitt.' ' Greek ti^vf from ii^u, to ' shriek.' THE KINGFISHER 133 then the supplementary portion of its nest, the materi...als being shelly matter and spines, whence derived is unknown ; but the principal substance employed is iishbones. During the progress of the work the careful bird several times tests its buoyancy by actual experiment, and when satisfied that all is safe, launches its future nursery on the ocean. However turbulent might have been the condition of the water previously to this event, thenceforth a calm ensued, which lasted during the period of incubation ; and these were ' Halcyon days ' [Haley onides dies), which set in seven days before the winter solstice, and lasted as many days after.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874 to read onlineMoreLess
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