"Bluish green" Quotes from Famous Books
... long ovals, considerably pointed towards one end; the shell is strong and firm, and has scarcely any gloss. The ground-colour is pale bluish green, and the eggs are smudged and clouded all over with pale sepia; on the top of the eggs there are a few small spots and streaks of deep brownish black. They were found on the 5th March, and vary in length from 1.83 to 1.96, in ... — The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 • Allan O. Hume |