Hornero Bird
Hornero Bird
The hornero bird is a songbird species native to the flat eastern pampas of Argentina. It is known for its ovenlike mud nests, which it builds on fence posts and other likely spots on the flat, treeless grasslands. Its sweet songs and blithe spirit are mythologized in popular gaucho poetry and song.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Durrell, Gerald M. The Drunken Forest. New York: Viking Press, 1956.
Hudson, William H. Far Away and Long Ago: A History of My Early Life. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1918.
Kristine L. Jones
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