ocr: BIRDS' EGGS Guira Cuckoo Egg I - NLIKE ITS brood parasite relatives, the - South American guira cuckoo looks after its own eggs and young. The sky- blue eggs are laid in communal nests, and a group of the birds cooperate to incubate the eggs and raise the chicks. LACY WHITE OVERLAY A chalky substance decorates the egg's surface; this can rub off or dry hard EGG SIZE Although the 192-inch-long (4-cm-long) eU seems. small, iti is large compared to the bird's 14-inch ROUND SHAPE (36-cm) body.
