Egg Check List And Key To The Nests And Eggs Of North American Birds Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from Nests and Eggs of American Birds Loosely built, some of the eel-grass hanging down at least ten inches below the rim of the nest. The inner lining was made in the common way, of the usual grasses. One of the nests which he obtained had a few dead leaves in its 'base. Finally, the collection of Dr. Wm. Wood, of Connecticut, contains three robins' nests, all built during the same season, within the same tobacco-shed, and made wholly of bits of tobacco-twine woven inseparably together. Presumably, these three nests were made by the same pair; and Dr. Wood is reported as inclining to the opinion that two of them, at least, were made before any eggs were. Laid, since he has known of such a case. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.