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Identifier: birdsofbritain00bonh (find matches)
Title: Birds of Britain
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Bonhote, J. Lewis (John Lewis), 1875-1922 Dresser, Henry Eeles, 1838-1915
Subjects: Birds -- Great Britain
Publisher: London, A. and C. Black
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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a feeble cry not unlikethat of the adults; at first their parents feed them mostcarefully, picking up grubs, flies, spiders, or any other insectthat comes their way, while the young run up and take itfrom their beaks, but in a few days they feed themselves,though still carefully watched and fed by their parents.When they are full grown, at about six weeks old, theycollect in large flocks and wander over the country. InOctober and November enormous flocks come over from theContinent and settle often for three weeks or a month in aparticular field, which is usually resorted to yearly by thesebirds. As winter comes on they wander about accordingto the weather, wherever they can find suitable food, butwith the first warm days of February the return northbegins, and March finds them back once more in theirsummer home. The upper parts are of a beautiful metallic green, thecrown of the head and crest being almost black. Quills 308 LAPWING Vanellus vulgarisAdult, summer (rights. Young (left)
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The Lapwing black, tipped with grey on the three outer pairs ; tail featherswhite, with a broad subterminal band of black on all savethe outer pair; breast black; under tail coverts chestnut;rest of under parts white. In summer the chin and throatare black. In the female the crest is rather shorter andthe outline of the extended wing is straighter. Length12*5 in.; wing 8-75 in. The young bird has buff margins to the feathers of theupper parts. THE TURNSTONE Strepsilas interpres (Linnaeus) Breeding in the Far North as well as on some islands inthe Baltic, the Turnstone is only a migrant to our shores,spending some weeks with us in autumn and returningagain on a flying visit on its way to its breeding-quarters.A small minority spend the whole winter with us, andoccasionally birds in full nuptial dress have remained inone locality all through the summer, but its nest has neveryet been found in these islands. Although it may be met with along almost any part ofthe coast, it is most partia

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