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Mounting

The male bird jumping or climbing on to the female's back for copulation. In order for the male's cloaca to come into contact with the female's, she has to raise her rear where he lowers his.

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From Peter Weaver's Birdwatcher's Dictionary
Copyright © 1981 by Peter Weaver


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