The World's Birds: a Simple And Popular Classification of the Birds of the World
The World's Birds: a Simple And Popular Classification of the Birds of the World
Frank Finn
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Quills black. Pouch and face always bare. Little sex-difference, but some small seasonal change. Young. — ^Helpless, naked at first, then clad in pale down. The bill is quite short at first. Nest. — ^A mass of sticks, rushes, etc., placed on trees or on the groimd. Eggs. — Several ; white, rough. Incubation. — ^A month to about seven weeks. Courtship. — ^The male crouches down and rubs his head to and fro with open bill and expanded pouch. Food. — Fish, and occasionally young water-fowL Gait. —... ^A waddling walk. They swim rapidly and sit high in the water, but do not dive. They usually reach down from the surface for their food, but the American Brown Pelican {Pelecanus fuscus) marks its prey on the wing, and swoops down on it. They perch freely on trees as a rule. Flight. — ^Slow and powerful ; they often soar on motionless wings. The feet are extended in flight and the neck drawn in. Note. — ^A croak ; they axe very silent birds as a rule. Disposition and Habits. — ^They are sociable, and often fish in company, forming line and driving the fish into shallow water.
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