. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Natural history; Birds. THROUGH THE COASTAL WH^DERNESS. 239 vulus; wild sorrel, pink with deep carollas; large yellow blos- soms with searlet hearts, and many other varieties. Four- eyed fish were still common and Great Rufous Cuclcoos," Lesser Kiskadces ^"' and Swallow-tailed Kites ^^ were build- mg Fig. 99. Miles of Lilies. At Pickcrsgill Police Station we stopped for lunch. These posts are the sole representatives of law and order in the wilderness, and here the
. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Natural history; Birds. THROUGH THE COASTAL WH^DERNESS. 239 vulus; wild sorrel, pink with deep carollas; large yellow blos- soms with searlet hearts, and many other varieties. Four- eyed fish were still common and Great Rufous Cuclcoos," Lesser Kiskadces ^"' and Swallow-tailed Kites ^^ were build- mg Fig. 99. Miles of Lilies. At Pickcrsgill Police Station we stopped for lunch. These posts are the sole representatives of law and order in the wilderness, and here the semi-military organization of negro police have their quarters. Most of them are men of unusu- ally large size, and in disposition they are pleasant and obliging. They never failed to do their best to make us com- fortable. The duty of these men is varied. Besides being responsible for the good conduct of the inhabitants of their. 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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