. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. ON THE BIRD-LIFE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA 3L notes are poured out to the listener from cool recesses in thickets and reeds. But it is not given to the traveller every day to hear these beautiful singers ; he must rather go out. and seek them in the seclusions of streams and WEAVEES' NESTS ON RIVEE YO Leaving those arteries of hfe, the rivers, and the green wildernesses of the streams, we come to the bird-life that flourishes in neighbourhood with man. In all the native villages, the most common bird to be seen is a black-hea
. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. ON THE BIRD-LIFE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA 3L notes are poured out to the listener from cool recesses in thickets and reeds. But it is not given to the traveller every day to hear these beautiful singers ; he must rather go out. and seek them in the seclusions of streams and WEAVEES' NESTS ON RIVEE YO Leaving those arteries of hfe, the rivers, and the green wildernesses of the streams, we come to the bird-life that flourishes in neighbourhood with man. In all the native villages, the most common bird to be seen is a black-headed yellow weaver {Hyphantornis cucul- latus), in size a little larger than a sparrow. The large tree,, a familiar feature in nearly every native town, where the chief and his followers sit throughout the day regardless of the passing hours, is generally covered with the pendent basket-work nests of these birds, who are all busy weaving, or enlivening the monotonous hours with ceaseless running. 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 Alexander, Boyd, 1873-1910; Talbot, Percy Amaury, 1877-1945. London, E. Arnold
Size: 1929px × 1296px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthoralex, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectbirds
