Identifier: picturesofbirdli00lodg (find matches)
Title: Pictures of bird life : on woodland meadow, mountain and marsh
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Lodge, R. B
Subjects: Birds -- Pictorial works
Publisher: London : S. H. Bousfield
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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legs and feetdark red. The nests of the Black Terns, whicli were not nearly sonumerous as those of the larger species, were much moresolidly and substantially made, built up from the bottom,and rising higher above the surface of the water. Both the Caspian and Gull-billed Terns are recorded asnesting in Spain, but no nests of either were met with. Avocets, though they liad been so numerous on theGuadalquivir, were not met witli at any distance away fromits banks, and appear to nest later tlian tlie otlier species.I particularly enjoyed tlie opportunity of renewing acquaint-ance with this charming wader, the most elegant of anelegant family, whose dainty ways, graceful attitudes, andbeautiful plumage I had so much admired on my visit toHolland the previous year. AVhile feeding on the mud-Hats of the Guadalquivir, wefound Avocets veiy tame and easy to approach. In the smallelectric launch belonging to the yacht we could almost getnear enough to touch them with a Ijoat-hook, as they ran
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21 322 Pictures of Bird Life over tlie shining surface of the tidal ooze. \\e noticedthat they constantly hop about on one leg, as if lame. Until the close of our stay there appeared to be noindications of their having begun to nest. In fact, notbefore INIay 1.5th, the very last day I set foot in Spain,did we find any of their eggs; and then it was quite atthe end of a long days search that Benitez called out tonie that he had at last found a nest. There were altogether,in this spot of quite a limited area, about a dozen nests.Most of them were made of the beautiful rosy feathers ofthe Flamingoes. A large flock of these birds had beenfeeding close to the spot, and numbers of their featherswere lying about and floating on the water. This beautifuland unique nesting material gave them a very striking andeffective appearance. Only one nest contained four eggs, which was theusual clutch in the Dutch nests ; the rest of them iieldbut three. The eggs are somewhat larger than those ofthe Sti

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