. Sketches of South African bird-life. Birds. 40 FRIENDS OP THE AGRICULTURIST ant-heaps, in holes excavated by an ant-bear in search of its food. The eggs are very pale blue when first laid, but become a dirty pale brownish-colour when addled ; from three to five are Pig. 18.—South African Hoopoe. The Wood Hoopoes {Irrisoridce) are represented in South Africa by two well-marked species, the first of which is the Eed-billed Wood Hoopoe or Kakelaar (Chatterer), as the Boers call it {Irrisor viridis of science). In Grahamstown it is often called the Monkey-bird, probably also on account of
. Sketches of South African bird-life. Birds. 40 FRIENDS OP THE AGRICULTURIST ant-heaps, in holes excavated by an ant-bear in search of its food. The eggs are very pale blue when first laid, but become a dirty pale brownish-colour when addled ; from three to five are Pig. 18.—South African Hoopoe. The Wood Hoopoes {Irrisoridce) are represented in South Africa by two well-marked species, the first of which is the Eed-billed Wood Hoopoe or Kakelaar (Chatterer), as the Boers call it {Irrisor viridis of science). In Grahamstown it is often called the Monkey-bird, probably also on account of its chattering, noisy Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Haagner, Alwin Karl, 1880-; Ivy, Robert Henry. Cape Town, T. M. Miller
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