. The cruise of the Marchesa to Kamschatka & New Guinea : with notices of Formosa, Liu-Kiu, and various islands of the Malay archipelago. Marchesa (Schooner yacht); Natural history; Natural history. v.] BIRD-EATING SPIDERS. 105 showed no intention of flight, and quietly watched the issue of events close by. I am not aware that this genus is avivorous, but the huge Mygale is supposed to be. One of these is a common species in Borneo, living in holes in banks. The entrance is perfectly circular and about two inches in diameter, and the smooth tunnel leads backwards to a small chamber eightee
. The cruise of the Marchesa to Kamschatka & New Guinea : with notices of Formosa, Liu-Kiu, and various islands of the Malay archipelago. Marchesa (Schooner yacht); Natural history; Natural history. v.] BIRD-EATING SPIDERS. 105 showed no intention of flight, and quietly watched the issue of events close by. I am not aware that this genus is avivorous, but the huge Mygale is supposed to be. One of these is a common species in Borneo, living in holes in banks. The entrance is perfectly circular and about two inches in diameter, and the smooth tunnel leads backwards to a small chamber eighteen inches or more from the mouth. This creature is of enormous size—the body as much. •' BONGON. as three inches long, by an inch in width, and it is no doubt quite strong enough to cope, not merely with a callow nestling, but even with an adult bird of small size. A day or two after our Bongon expedition we became the fortunate possessors of the best pet that ever took up his quarters on board the Marchesa. He was a present from Mr. Gueritz, the Eesident of Kudat, who received him from an English-speaking Malay in the Company's service, accompanied by the following note announcino' his arrival:—. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Guillemard, F. H. H. (Francis Henry Hill), 1852-1933. London : J. Murray
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