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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t amid the throngs of whiter birds. I do not knowwhether their Spanish name, jNIorito, has anything to dowith this idea. It always struck me as being possiblyderived from inors (death). It would certainly be appropriate,though in reality there is no black at all in their plumage,which is altogether glossy green and brown. They are birdsof extremely powerful flight ; the noise made by the wingsof quite a small party of them when flying past is perfectlyastonishing. They lay eggs of a very dark greenish-bluecolour, which ha\e a somewhat pointed shape. The eggs of all this group are easily distinguishable onefrom another, though they are all of different shades of blue.Those of the Buff*-backed Herons are pale in colour, androunded, while the I^ittle PLgrets lay eggs pointed at bothends. They are, besides, smaller and somewhat darker.The Xight-herons are also elongated and very pointed,more so even than the Egrefs, but are much larger insize, and as pale in coloiu as the flrst named. The
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1—^ ^^ Bird Life in the Spanish Marismas 311 Sqiiaccos ct)gs are pale, Aery round, and by far tlie smallestof them all. \\(^ were not fortunate enough to find any nests of theBittern (Ave toro ) or the Little Bittern, botli of wliieliare eommon enough. l*lenty of Mallards and Coots wereobserved while we were at this heronry, and a Little (^rebewas also seen. The loud song of a C4reat Reed-warbler alsoelaimed our attention, but a thorough search among thereeds failed to find any nests. In fact, nowhere in Spaindid we find a nest of this eonunon W^arbler, the reasonprobably being tliat they nest later. They are certainlylate breeders in Holland, and our own Reed-warbler alwaysseems to me to Mait until the reeds have well grown upbefore it begins to make its beautiful home. Xo account of this district would be complete withouta mention of the sand-dunes, which are such a striking-feature of the country. They appear to be encroaching faston the forests and lagoons, the fine particles ca

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