The New Encyclopædia Britannica: In 32 Volumes. A-ak - Bayes, Volume 1Philip W. Goetz, Dale H. Hoiberg, Robert MacHenry Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 59
... eggs . If an egg is knocked out of the nest the bird rolls it back in , precariously balancing it with the thin lower edge of its bill . An incubating bird recognizes its return- ing mate by call even amid the clamour of the colony ...
... eggs . If an egg is knocked out of the nest the bird rolls it back in , precariously balancing it with the thin lower edge of its bill . An incubating bird recognizes its return- ing mate by call even amid the clamour of the colony ...
Page 67
... eggs are particularly attractive to predators so that , presumably to reduce these risks , some of the ground- nesting pigeons ( e.g. , Old and New World quail doves ) lay brown or cream - coloured eggs . In many pigeons , once the eggs ...
... eggs are particularly attractive to predators so that , presumably to reduce these risks , some of the ground- nesting pigeons ( e.g. , Old and New World quail doves ) lay brown or cream - coloured eggs . In many pigeons , once the eggs ...
Page 74
... egg in each host 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 ...
... egg in each host 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 ...
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