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Page 91
... female . As ground - feeders and with nests near the ground , these birds are adepts at the ' broken wing ' trick ... female has no red on the breast and the cap is a reddish - grey . The scarlet robin male has a white patch on the ...
... female . As ground - feeders and with nests near the ground , these birds are adepts at the ' broken wing ' trick ... female has no red on the breast and the cap is a reddish - grey . The scarlet robin male has a white patch on the ...
Page 102
... female birds look alike , the female has white about the face while here the male is black . The young are black above the beak and white below , a mixture which causes some confusion when a male dives on what looks like an intruding ...
... female birds look alike , the female has white about the face while here the male is black . The young are black above the beak and white below , a mixture which causes some confusion when a male dives on what looks like an intruding ...
Page 107
... female squatting in the bower avenue . She shivered her wings and tail slightly , while the display went on for minutes on end . Finally the song and dance culminated in mating . The female rose quickly , ran a few steps , squatted ...
... female squatting in the bower avenue . She shivered her wings and tail slightly , while the display went on for minutes on end . Finally the song and dance culminated in mating . The female rose quickly , ran a few steps , squatted ...
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