. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Natural history; Birds. 344 OUR SEARCH FOR A WILDERNESS. thick and hairy hind legs, an orange collar across the front of the thorax and an equally broad band of yellow on the abdomen {Centis americana). Among the most interesting birds which we found nesting were Dusky ;" About one hundred yards from the clearing we observed two red-breasted Parrots fly from a. Fig. 140. Young Dusky Parrots. hole about forty feet up in a tall dead kakeralli tree. We watched the tree
. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Natural history; Birds. 344 OUR SEARCH FOR A WILDERNESS. thick and hairy hind legs, an orange collar across the front of the thorax and an equally broad band of yellow on the abdomen {Centis americana). Among the most interesting birds which we found nesting were Dusky ;" About one hundred yards from the clearing we observed two red-breasted Parrots fly from a. Fig. 140. Young Dusky Parrots. hole about forty feet up in a tall dead kakeralli tree. We watched the tree, morning and afternoon for several days, often for an hour at a time, but neither saw nor heard anything of the birds. Fearing that we had been deceived in thinking they were nesting we had a black cut down the tree, but no sooner had the dust settled from the debris of rotten wood than a chorus of raucous cries arose, and four young Parrots, nearly fledged, were gathered into a 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 Beebe, Mary; Beebe, William, 1877-1962, joint author. London, Constable
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