. Unexplored Spain. Hunting; Natural history. CHAPTEE II UNEXPLORED SPAIN {Continued) ON TRAVEL AND OTHER THINGS Travel in all the wilder regions of Spain implies the saddle. Our Spain begins, as premised, where roads end. For us railways exist merely to help us one degree nearer to the final plunge into the unknown ; and not railways only, but roads and bridges soon " petter out" into trackless waste, and leave the explorer face to face with open wilds—despoblados, that is, uninhabited regions— with a route-map in his pocket that is quite unreliable, and a trusty local guide who is
. Unexplored Spain. Hunting; Natural history. CHAPTEE II UNEXPLORED SPAIN {Continued) ON TRAVEL AND OTHER THINGS Travel in all the wilder regions of Spain implies the saddle. Our Spain begins, as premised, where roads end. For us railways exist merely to help us one degree nearer to the final plunge into the unknown ; and not railways only, but roads and bridges soon " petter out" into trackless waste, and leave the explorer face to face with open wilds—despoblados, that is, uninhabited regions— with a route-map in his pocket that is quite unreliable, and a trusty local guide who is just the reverse. Riding light, with the " ir- reducible minimum" stowed in the saddle-bags, one may traverse Spain from end to end. But it is only a hasty and superficial view that is thus obtainable, and except for those who love roughing it for roughness' sake, even the freedom of the saddle presents grave drawbacks in a land where none live in the country and none travel ofi" stated tracks. In the campo, nothing—neither food for man nor beast—can be obtained, and no provision exists for travellers where travellers never come. The little 17 c. Types of Spanish Bird-Life FANTAIL WARBLER (Cisticola cursitans) Resident: builds a deep purse-like nest supported on long grass or 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 Chapman, Abel, 1851-1929; Buck, Walter John. joint author. London, E. Arnold
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