. Adventures of a young naturalist. Natural history. CHAPTEE VIII. A vulture's feast—DEAGON's blood—a COEAL serpent—THE OWL MEXICAN MOLES—TOUCANS — THE SCOLOPACIDiE — L'ENCUEEADO TURNED TAILOR—SUNSET. ' A7i5-^ ^^^^ °^^ bivouac at day-break, first ascending and then mfii descending, sometimes making our way through thickets and other times through glades; suddenly, a flock of vultures attracted our attention. A hideous spectacle was now presented to our eyes. A coyote—doubtless that which I'Encue- rado had wounded the day before—lay half devoured on the ground, and more than fifty guests were c
. Adventures of a young naturalist. Natural history. CHAPTEE VIII. A vulture's feast—DEAGON's blood—a COEAL serpent—THE OWL MEXICAN MOLES—TOUCANS — THE SCOLOPACIDiE — L'ENCUEEADO TURNED TAILOR—SUNSET. ' A7i5-^ ^^^^ °^^ bivouac at day-break, first ascending and then mfii descending, sometimes making our way through thickets and other times through glades; suddenly, a flock of vultures attracted our attention. A hideous spectacle was now presented to our eyes. A coyote—doubtless that which I'Encue- rado had wounded the day before—lay half devoured on the ground, and more than fifty guests were coming in turn for their share, and to tear, in turn, a strip of flesh from the carcase. " What frightful creatures ! " cried Lucien. " I can't think why the nasty smell does not drive them ; " It is just the reverse; it is the smell which attracts them," I replied, 'Even when they are soaring high up in the 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 Biart, Lucien, 1828-1897; Gillmore, Parker, ed. London. S. Low, Son, & Marston
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