. The Canary Islands : their history, natural history and scenery : an account of an ornithologist's camping trips in the archipelago . Sft-ffc On the Camels loaded up. [ To face page 260 FUERTE VENTURA 261 the island birds, of which more will be told were only three Chats together, but they cheeredour somewhat drooping spirits, especially when Bishop,who had dismounted, brought one back with him. This part of the ride was not particularly interesting,apart from the novelty of riding over new ground,for with the thermometer standing at 790 Fahr. in theshade, riding in the g
. The Canary Islands : their history, natural history and scenery : an account of an ornithologist's camping trips in the archipelago . Sft-ffc On the Camels loaded up. [ To face page 260 FUERTE VENTURA 261 the island birds, of which more will be told were only three Chats together, but they cheeredour somewhat drooping spirits, especially when Bishop,who had dismounted, brought one back with him. This part of the ride was not particularly interesting,apart from the novelty of riding over new ground,for with the thermometer standing at 790 Fahr. in theshade, riding in the glare of the mid-day sun wasvery trying. We decided to camp at a spot called Caldereta, andhere we pitched our tents under the shelter of a lava-built wall. The number of Hoopoes in this neighbour-hood greatly astonished us—in every direction theywere to be seen. Trumpeter Bullfinches kept visitingthe old stone well for their evening drink, clingingon to the rough perpendicular sides whilst theyquenched their thirst. Their coral-red bills and softpink plumage make them the most attractive of alldesert Passerine birds, and I was delighted to findhow ta
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