. Unexplored Spain. Hunting; Natural history. 94 Unexplored Spain In such years of drought many of the newly arrived wildfowl, especially pintails, pass on southwards (into Africa), not to return till February. The remainder crowd into the few places where the precious element—water—still exists. Such are the rare pools that are fed from c|uicksands [nudes) or j)ermanent land-sprino-s (ojos) and a few of the larger and deeper hwios of the marisma. Riding through stretches of shrivelled samphire we frec[uently spring deer, driven out here, miles from their forest-haunts, by the eager search for
. Unexplored Spain. Hunting; Natural history. 94 Unexplored Spain In such years of drought many of the newly arrived wildfowl, especially pintails, pass on southwards (into Africa), not to return till February. The remainder crowd into the few places where the precious element—water—still exists. Such are the rare pools that are fed from c|uicksands [nudes) or j)ermanent land-sprino-s (ojos) and a few of the larger and deeper hwios of the marisma. Riding through stretches of shrivelled samphire we frec[uently spring deer, driven out here, miles from their forest-haunts, by the eager search for water. Approaching the first of the great lucios, or permanent pools, •x'-^lc/... WHITE-EYED POCHARD {Fidigula injroca) a wondrous sight lay Ijefore our eyes. This water might extend for three or four miles, but was literally concealed by the crowds of flamingoes that covered its surface. For a moment it was difiicult to believe that those pink and white leagues would really be all composed of living creatures. Their identity, however, became clear enough when, within 600 yards, we could distinguish the scattered outposts gradually concentrating upon the solid ranks beyond. Disbelieve it if you will, but four fairly sane Enoiishmen estimated that crowd, when a rifle-shot set them on wing, to exceed ten thousand units—by how much, we decline to o'uess. The nearer shores, with every creek and channel, were darkened. 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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