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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1863 Excerpt: ...similar perch. In the stomach of the specimen I shot there was a cricket. Mr. Elliott, who met with this species only in Guzerat, says:--' This bird evidently preys on field-rats which abound in the sandy soil of this province. He is seen sitting on low trees, or bushes over the rat-burrows, and, watching his opportunity, darts down on his victim. In the stomach of one were the exuviae of a rat, and a large beetle.'" Mr. Hodgson writes:--"These birds are very common in the central and northern hilly regions of Nepal, but I never procured one from below. It adheres to the woods when the crops are up, but after harvest comes into the open country, and is seen perpetually perched on a clod and looking out for snakes, which constitute its chief food. It also preys on rats and mice, and on quails, snipes, and partridges, but is reduced to take the birds on the ground. I have seen it, however, make a splendid stoop at a quail, which, after being flushed, chanced to alight on a bare spot, so as to be visible to the bird as he followed it with his eye on the wing, and marked it settle. Teal, and, even ducks are frequently slain by our bird in the same way. If he can perceive them take wing, even at half a mile's distance, he is up with them in an instant, and is. sure to capture them, unless they are under cover in a moment after they touch the earth." An adult male in the Norwich Museum has the head, nape, throat, belly, and under tail coverts dirty white, with ferruginous and brown markings on the head and neck. Thighs chesnut brown. Back light ferruginous, with dark centres to each feather. Upper wing coverts hair-brown; primaries externally ashbrown, terminating in dark brown; the upper and inner half of each barb white. Tail feathers cinnamon br...

Excerpt from A History of the Birds of Europe, Not Observed in the British Isles, Vol. 1Eleven years have passed since my History of the Birds of Europe not observed in the British Isles was completed in four volumes, and the large edition then printed having been sold, another is demanded.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ <title> A History Of The Birds Of Europe, Not Observed In The British Isles, Volume 1; A History Of The Birds Of Europe, Not Observed In The British Isles; Charles Robert Bree<author> Charles Robert Bree<publisher> Groombridge, 1863<subjects> Birds

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections <br /> such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, <br /> or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, <br /> have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works <br /> worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. <br /> <br/><br/> <br /> ++++<br/> <br /> The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: <br /> <br/>++++ <br /> <br/><br/>&lt;title&gt; A History Of The Birds Of Europe: Not Observed In The British Isles, Volume 1; A History Of The Birds Of Europe: Not Observed In The British Isles; Charles Robert Bree<br/><br/>&lt;edition&gt; 2<br/><br/>&lt;author&gt; Charles Robert Bree<br/><br/>&lt;publisher&gt; G. Bell &amp; Sons, 1875<br/><br/>&lt;subjects&gt; Birds

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