A Bird Calendar for Northern India
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A Bird Calendar for Northern India is a book by Douglas Dewar. A note says the writer is indebted to the editor of The Pioneer for permission to republish the sketches that form this calendar. The book says that doves share with crows, mynas, sparrows and green parrots the distinction of being the most successful birds in India. Of the dove's nest, one source is quoted as saying "Upset a box of matches in a bush and you will have produced a very fair imitation of a dove's nursery!"
The text says that throughout January the white-backed vultures are occupied in parental duties. The book says that the parent crows are lured some distance away, and that no sooner are their backs turned than the hen koel slips quietly into the nest and deposits an egg in it.
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- Author
- Douglas Dewar
- Pages
- 97
- Language
- English
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