The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: A - K.Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1997 |
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... nest site , he may go and fetch nest material , which is then added to the nest structure by the female , alone or with the assistance of the male . There is no courtship feeding in the pelecaniforms , but in tropic birds there are a ...
... nest site , he may go and fetch nest material , which is then added to the nest structure by the female , alone or with the assistance of the male . There is no courtship feeding in the pelecaniforms , but in tropic birds there are a ...
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... nest and so must find a new nest for each of her 15 to 20 eggs . When parasitizing a species that builds a domed or globular nest , the female cuckoo clings to the outside of the nest and lays her egg through the opening without entering ...
... nest and so must find a new nest for each of her 15 to 20 eggs . When parasitizing a species that builds a domed or globular nest , the female cuckoo clings to the outside of the nest and lays her egg through the opening without entering ...
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... nest cavity , the behaviour of hole - nesting birds is more difficult to study than that of species building exposed ... nest at diverse times of the year depending on the locality . Nests are excavated in banks or in steep hills . Both ...
... nest cavity , the behaviour of hole - nesting birds is more difficult to study than that of species building exposed ... nest at diverse times of the year depending on the locality . Nests are excavated in banks or in steep hills . Both ...
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