. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. 198 EASTERN ETHIOPIA XV (1777), and his observations have l)een confirmed by many experienced African travellers, including Living- stone. The natives accejjt it as a guide ; when they observe this bird fluttering from tree to tree, uttering shrill cries, they follow it, and are invariably led to a nest. In return for such services the guide is rewarded with a share of the spoils in the form of a piece of comb containing grubs. Some ornith
. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. 198 EASTERN ETHIOPIA XV (1777), and his observations have l)een confirmed by many experienced African travellers, including Living- stone. The natives accejjt it as a guide ; when they observe this bird fluttering from tree to tree, uttering shrill cries, they follow it, and are invariably led to a nest. In return for such services the guide is rewarded with a share of the spoils in the form of a piece of comb containing grubs. Some ornithologists ridicule the idea. Tlie Sometimes called the Organ Shrike. of the bird acting in this way, and others believe it strongly. Millais in A Breath from the Veldt, 1 895, gives a detailed account of the hone3^-guide, and states that his boy found four nests of lioney in a very .short time by following the bird. The sportsman finds the honey-guide a nuisance, for it occasionally happens that he is making a careful silent stalk towards the game when this bird flies up and alarms all animals within hearing by its chattering,. 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 Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936. London : Macmillan and Co. , Limited
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