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Eggs and birds
Les Oeufs, Formes et Couleurs
The Shape (La Forme)
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Spherical (Sphérique) | Oval (Ovale) | Sharp oval (Ovale pointu) | Piriform (Piriforme) |
The Colour (La Couleur)
→ White eggs
Many cave birds or nesting in dark places have white eggs. Their clear color would allow the adults to locate them more easily in the twilight.
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Little owl (Chouette chevêche) | Tawny owl (Chouette hulotte) | Wood pigeon (Pigeon ramier) | Sand martin (Hirondelle de rivage) | Black redstart (Rouge-queue noir) |
→ Speckled eggs
To certain species, spots are so dense that they can cover almost completely the thorough color.
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Quail (Caille) | Lark (Alouette) | Sparrow (Moineau) |
→ Eggs of uniform tints
Eggs of some species are characterized by their plain color.
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Pheasant (Faisan) | Grey heron (Héron cendré) | Starling (Étourneau) | Nightingale (Rossignol) | Hedge sparrow (Accenteur mouchet) |
→ Weakly speckled eggs
A lot of eggs have spots of varied shape (hurt, streak, spots, marblings), more or less spaced out.
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Elegant goldfinch (Chardonneret élégant) | Bullfinch peony (Bouvreuil pivoine) | Magpie (Pie bavarde) | Moorhen (Poule d'eau) | Sparrow hawk (Épervier) |
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