. Wild Spain (Espan?a agreste): records of sport with rifle, rod, and gun; natural history and exploration. Natural history; Hunting; Game and game-birds. THE WILDERNESS APRIL. 77 arroyo del Junco Keal, we had no less than twelve interesting species within 200 yards: ducks of four kinds dipped and splashed on the open water, viz.:—Mallards, Garganey, Marbled Duck, and one pair of handsome, heavy-headed " Porrones" {Erismatiyra leucocephala). Sundry Stilts, Egrets, and four Squacco Herons stalked sedately in the shallows—one of the latter presently perching on a broken. bulr
. Wild Spain (Espan?a agreste): records of sport with rifle, rod, and gun; natural history and exploration. Natural history; Hunting; Game and game-birds. THE WILDERNESS APRIL. 77 arroyo del Junco Keal, we had no less than twelve interesting species within 200 yards: ducks of four kinds dipped and splashed on the open water, viz.:—Mallards, Garganey, Marbled Duck, and one pair of handsome, heavy-headed " Porrones" {Erismatiyra leucocephala). Sundry Stilts, Egrets, and four Squacco Herons stalked sedately in the shallows—one of the latter presently perching on a broken. bulrush within ten yards of the boat. A group of Avocets slept standing, each on one leg, on a dry point; and further away, two Spoonbills were busy sifting the soft mud with curious revolving gait. Coots and Grebes (Podicipes nigri- collis) kept dodging in and out among the flags and aquatic plants, and a Marsh-Harrier, whose mate was sitting in an adjoining cane-brake, soared in the background. This is not counting the commoner kinds, nor several others which. 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. London, Gurney and Jackson
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