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Identifier: storiesaboutbird00kirb (find matches)
Title: Stories about birds of land and water
Year: 1874 (1870s)
Authors: Kirby, Mary, 1817-1893 Kirby, Elizabeth, 1823-1873
Subjects: Birds -- Juvenile literature
Publisher: Hartford (Conn.) : American Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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like that of the dingo, ornative dog. Besides its loud full call, which may be heard echoing to a great distance,it can sing the little song we have mentioned. The strain is otten broken offsuddenl), and then resumed again. The nests are sometimes placed on the ledge of some projecting rock, oron the stump of a tree, but always near the ground. One of the nests whichwas seen by a naturalist was deep, and shaped like a bason, and lined withthe bark of trees and fibrous roots. THE PHEASANT. The pheasant family contains large and handsome birds, with beautifulplumage, and white tender flesh, that is much sought after as a delicacy.The male birds wear by far the most gorgeous array, and sometimes shine inplumage of gold and silver. But it is a curious fact that the hen bird, whenshe is getting old, will often assume the beautiful colours and gay plumage ofher mate, and become a sort of natural curiosity. Next to the peacock, the pheasant carries away the palm in beauty, SOLON AND CRCESUS.
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both for the lovely colour of his plumes, andthe happy manner in which they are blended. There is an old story told about a famousking of Lydia, named Croesus, who was said tobe the richest monarch in the world. He was one day seated on his throne, fnhis royal robes, and in all his magnificence, andasked Solon, the Greek philosopher, if he had ever seen anything so fine. It was rather a foolish question. And Solon replied, that having seenthe beautiful plumage of the pheasant, he could not be surprised by anyother grandeur that might be displayed before him. STOIUES ABOUT BIRDS. Indeed, the attire of the pheasant is rich and rare. The eyes are sur-rounded with scarlet, sprinkled with tiny black dots. On the front of thehead there are dark coloured feathers, mixed with a shining purple, and thetop of the head and the upper parts of the neck arc tinged with a dark green

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