. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Natural history; Birds. 270 OUR SEARCH FOR A WILDERNESS. At noon we stopped for breakfast in a primeval forest with rather thin underbrush. Many small scarab beetles {Can- thon semiopacus) were resting in the hollows of leaves with their Ijranclied antenn;e raised, waiting apparently for some hint of an odor which should summon them to their mission. Fig. 116. Shooting the R.\pids .\t Fltll Speed. of life — the depositing of their eggs in decaying flesh. Spin- ning througli the aisle
. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Natural history; Birds. 270 OUR SEARCH FOR A WILDERNESS. At noon we stopped for breakfast in a primeval forest with rather thin underbrush. Many small scarab beetles {Can- thon semiopacus) were resting in the hollows of leaves with their Ijranclied antenn;e raised, waiting apparently for some hint of an odor which should summon them to their mission. Fig. 116. Shooting the R.\pids .\t Fltll Speed. of life — the depositing of their eggs in decaying flesh. Spin- ning througli the aisles made by the giant columns of tree- trunks, were curious translucent pin-wheels, and not until wc captured one in tlie butterfly net did we realize we were looking at the same attenuated forest dragon-flies (Mecislo- gasicr sp.) which had deceived us so completely five years ago in Mexico.* The movement of the long, narrow wings, with the spot of white at the tips was, to the eye, a cir- cular revolving whirl, with the needle-sizcd body trailing * Two Bird lovers in Mexico, pp. 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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