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Download or read book The Oologists Record 1921 Vol 1 written by Kenneth L. Skinner and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-20 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Oologists' Record, 1921, Vol. 1: A Quarterly Magazine Devoted to the Advancement of Oology in All Parts of the World Ploceus bojem' [(hartl. Pfusch) Calm], Bojer's Weaver was commoner on Mombasa Island than on the mainland. Nests were usually within reach, on tall slender shrubs. I took one clutch of 3, but 2 was usual. I did not find the differences in colour mentioned by Reichenow, my series of over twenty eggs showing little variation. On the whole they reminded me of the eggs of P. Dimidiatus (antin. Salvad.) of Uganda, both in colour and size, which is curious, as the birds are placed in different sub-genera. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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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