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BRUSH TURKEY. 
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DENHAM’S BUSTARD. 
LAPWING, 
Animal Life 
THESE birds do not sit upon the 
The eggs, but, after a 
Brush — certain number have 
Turkey. }een laid by the hen, 
the cock collects them all in a 
suitable spot and covers them 
over with hay and decayed leaves, 
making a heap, in the centre of 
which are the eggs. He does all 
the work of this incubator, regu- 
lating the heat by uncovering the 
eggs should he discover, when he 
dives his head into the mound, 
that it is too great, and piling up 
more leaves should he find that 
it is not sufficient. It is very 
amusing to watch this process and 
to observe with what jealous care 
he looks after the work, driving the 
hens away should they approach 
too near to his charge. 
a 
GREAT Bustarps were formerly 
common in England, 
Bustard. especially im Wilt- 
shire and Norfolk ; 
but being large (the male about 
four feet long and the female 
three), they were too conspicuous 
to escape persecution, and now 
are rarely seen. 
We 
Mr. W. H. Hupson, writing of the 
Lapwing, describes 
the curious antics of 
these birds when one 
of them pays a formal visit to 
others of the same species: ‘The 
three form a procession, the 
stranger walking in front and his 
hosts following—all keeping step, 
and uttermg resonant drumming 
notes. Presently the march stops, 
the stranger elevates his wings and 
stands motionless, while the cther 
two, exactly abreast, halt behind 
hum, drop their voices to a murmur, 
touch the ground with their bills, as 
though making obeisance, and in 
this posture remain for some time. 
Then the ceremony is over, and the 
The 
Lapwing. 
