. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. 34+ EASTERN ETHIOPIA XXVIII They live iu the upper reaches of the White Nile, and ill the ereeks of the Victoria Nyaiiza close to the Uoveriimeiit station at Entelihe. This funny bird is capable of lieing tamed ; it thrives in the Zoological Gardens, Cairo, and strides about the palace gardens, Tlie Whale-headed iStork (Balieniceps rex). This gaunt bird, about four feet higli, possesses the Ijiggest bill of any living bird. It l
. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. 34+ EASTERN ETHIOPIA XXVIII They live iu the upper reaches of the White Nile, and ill the ereeks of the Victoria Nyaiiza close to the Uoveriimeiit station at Entelihe. This funny bird is capable of lieing tamed ; it thrives in the Zoological Gardens, Cairo, and strides about the palace gardens, Tlie Whale-headed iStork (Balieniceps rex). This gaunt bird, about four feet higli, possesses the Ijiggest bill of any living bird. It lives In tlie upper reaches of the Wliite Nile, and is found among the papyrus in the creeks of the Victoria Nyanza and the Bahr-el-Ghazal. There are four remarkable liirds living around the \'ictoria Nyanza and the upper reaches of the White Nile with their beaks modified for fishing, each in a jieculiar way, which deserve special mention. These birds are the Darter, the Pelican, the Skimmer, and the Goliath Heron. The Darter or Snake-Bird is found on the rivers and. 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 Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936. London : Macmillan and Co. , Limited
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