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Field Deseription—This bird is of average size, wears rims around ithe eyes giving it an owl-like expression, and has a quill-like tuft over the right eye.
Description—Specimiens of Seeretary Birds are very numerous and }may be found the year round in our reality. The natural habitat of troglodyte is in the base of tall stone structures dedicated to the Goddess of Business. It is brisk by nature and one of the least shy of all the bird kingdom, being in constant touch with the outside world. The plumage of the Secretary Bird is drab, the female has none of the ivolous feathers of the less serious _—_|bird, although in a recent migration to London the thick and fur like feathers of several other secretary birds to peck at them. The beak of the bird usually has a band upon it which connects with the two round rims which encircle either eye. The male Sec-Fetary Bird chatters frequently to its mate, who usually receives. its advances. with indifference unless food is provided.
Nesting. Habite—The nesting habits of the Secretary Birds have remained @ secret for generations, Jas they only show themselves to the outside world between the hours of 9 am. and 5 p.m with two hours Jeff for tiffin. It is thought that they occasionally lead a double lite, and that after dark they fly to the home nest under the eaves of a bungalow or apartment house in much the same manner as do other birds. a Compactus female bird a white marked on either side with brilliant red. The opening at the beak is is the over-developed heel, which adds height to an otherwise insignificant specimen. The slender shanks are devoid of feathers, which start about half way between the first joint and the second.
Length varying breadth generally about [twenty-six inches around the middle.
Jeovered with short wavy feathers. The neck and mest of the back and breast is bare. In winter the! feathers are of a somber nature and tend to be thicker although the difference is not particularly notice-fable. In spring the plumage turns ery rapidly and becomes brilliantly Jcoloured. In summer the chicken routs and nearly all of the feathers are shed.
Nesting Habits—Chickens usually live in the parent nest until they mate with a Jay. They then induce the mate to build a nest under an apartment house roof, and line it with plush and veneer.
Specimens of this bird are very prevalent in every part of the world except monasteries and the Shanghai (Larix: Amorns} leid Description—Generally injelined to be thin. pale, and lanky. The female is brilliantly coloured, the male drab, Description.—Although frequent. specimens of these birds are found fall the year round, they are usually lof a seasonal variety, making their first appearance in the early spring in the outlying districts, They are shy by nature and have an instinct for secluded spots, frequently in the long grass, whence they may be easily disturbed only to find other cover. Contrary to nature, the female's plumage if usually the more attractive: head protected with close-fitting helmet, breast and back sparsely covered with decorative plumage; shanks ochreous or pink, beak powdered or pollinated; neck bare. The male on the other hand affects dull coloured plumage and
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