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The Hoopoe - British Birds and their Eggs

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Stock #: 288566
Type: Postcard
Era: Divided Back
Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Additional Details:
The Hoopoe visits Britain in the Spring and Autumn. It occasionaly builds in this country but not often. Its nest is made in a hole, generally in a tree, and the mother and young are fed by the male. The eggs are four to seven in number, and when fresh laid are pale greenish blue, but fade to a dull olive or yellowish brown

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