. The birds of British Guiana : based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell ... . _lJ SUMMIT 0\- MOUNT FsOIMIMA. XXXI n ■while a small collection of plants, the great majority of wliich were newspecies, serv-ed to indicate to some extent the peculiarities of itsbiological condition. Brief as had been the visit of the explorers, theresults had been of very considerable interest, and rendered still moreuigent the desirability of a detailed exploration of the isolatedplateau—even though no indications had been met with of the antiqueor antediluvian creatures which speculat
. The birds of British Guiana : based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell ... . _lJ SUMMIT 0\- MOUNT FsOIMIMA. XXXI n ■while a small collection of plants, the great majority of wliich were newspecies, serv-ed to indicate to some extent the peculiarities of itsbiological condition. Brief as had been the visit of the explorers, theresults had been of very considerable interest, and rendered still moreuigent the desirability of a detailed exploration of the isolatedplateau—even though no indications had been met with of the antiqueor antediluvian creatures which speculation had regarded as likely orprobable to be discovered. The path to tlie summit was, indeed, nowopen, but the difficulties to contend with were hardly less serious thanbefore. The land near the coast and for several miles inland is uniformlyflat, and has been formed by a quite recent alluvial deposit from thelarge i-ivers ; it is on this coast-line that the sugar-estates for whichthe Colony has long been famous are situated, immediately behind isdense forest extending inland for a vai
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