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Colouful Birds

Colouful Birds

The early settles in Australia noticed pretty little robin-sized birds, some of which had brilliant scarlet breasts, and to these they gave the name 'Robin'. When the first naturalists began studying the birds of Australia they found that these red-breasted 'Robins' were related very closely to a number of equally brightly coloured bird - some black and white, some rich orange, some bright yellow and some bright pink. The whole group of birds kept the name 'Robin'; hence the Pale Yellow Robin Eopsaltria capito shown in the illustration which lacks any colour remotely resembling red!
Among the world's most fascinating birds are Africa's huge family of weavers, which also includes the familiar sparrows. Some of their nests are elaborately woven and beautiful. The architect is usually the male weaver-bird, whose courtship often begins after he has built the nest.

If the hen is interested, she will show her approval of the nest in a practical fashion by flying straight inside and taking up residence. Some kinds of weaver, the Village Weaver Ploceus cuccullatus for instance, are in such a hurry to start a new nest for a second partner that they only wait long enough for the hen to settle on her eggs before moving off.
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