This text contains a detailed handbook on the incubation of bird's eggs, including information on both natural and artificial incubation. A great book sure to appeal to and those with an interest in breeding birds, this text will be invaluable for successful incubation and constitutes a worthy addition to any collection of avicultural literature.
The chapters of this book include: 'Incubation', 'Absorbing Nature of the Task', 'Adventures of a Brood', 'Maternal Love', 'The Raven-Tree', 'Behavior of a Fly-Catcher', 'Attentions of the Male', 'Guardian of the Nest', 'Both Birds Incubating', 'Anecdote of an Emu', ''A Common Nest', 'Changing the Eggs', 'Duration of Incubation', 'Mounds Raised by Birds', et cetera.