The royal natural history (1893) (14598285267)

Identifier: royalnaturalhist47lyde (find matches)

Title: The royal natural history

Year: 1893 (1890s)

Authors: Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915 Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1829-1913 Frostick, W. B., former owner. DSI Brooks, W. T., former owner. DSI

Subjects: Zoology Natural history

Publisher: London and New York : Frederick Warne & Co.

Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

Text Appearing Before Image:

^ always associate in immense flocks, and commit

Text Appearing After Image:

SLIGHT-BILLED PARRAQUET (J liat. size great ravages on tlie corn-crops. On this account they are much persecuted bythe inhabitants, Darwin relating that as many as two thousand five hundred ofthese birds were killed near Colonia in the course of a year. In some districts thenests are constructed in the trees growing in swamps, and attain a huge size; eachnest generally having several entrances, and being frequented by two or threepairs of birds. On this account the name of swamp-parrot is frequently appliedto the species. From observations made on captive specimens, it appears thatalthougli the cock aids in building the nest, the work of incubation is performedby the hen alone ; the usual number of eggs being two. FA RRO TLB 7\S. 119 Nearly allied to this species are several South American parrots constitutingthe genus Bolhorliynchus, distinguished from the one under consideration by thenostrils being exposed and opening in a much swollen cere, from which the nameof the genus is deriv

the royal natural history book illustrations ornithology birds zoological illustration natural history zoology high resolution images from internet archive

1893

American Museum of Natural History Library

http://commons.wikimedia.org/

public domain