From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . c 3. FROM STANLEYPOOL TO MOLUNDU 93 were sunning themselves on dead trunks that protrudedfrom the water, and a snow-white silver heron satmotionless on a branch, staring into the black rhinoceros-bird flapped noisily across thevessels path, flocks of grey parrots chattered andscreamed, whilst between the trees a large butterfly,the splendid Papilio zalmoxis (illus. 122), displayedhis gorgeous sky-blue wings, which were reflected inthe mirror of the water. But Nature showed us t
From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . c 3. FROM STANLEYPOOL TO MOLUNDU 93 were sunning themselves on dead trunks that protrudedfrom the water, and a snow-white silver heron satmotionless on a branch, staring into the black rhinoceros-bird flapped noisily across thevessels path, flocks of grey parrots chattered andscreamed, whilst between the trees a large butterfly,the splendid Papilio zalmoxis (illus. 122), displayedhis gorgeous sky-blue wings, which were reflected inthe mirror of the water. But Nature showed us these cheerful pictures onlyduring the brief intervals between the storms, andour first night in the Northern Hemisphere was thereverse of pleasant. Every possible circumstancecombined to increase the humidity of the was no wind, and the rain poured down at inter-vals in perpendicular streams. In addition the wholeneighbourhood was under water, and the atmospherewas saturated with moisture. Everything felt damp,and although it was not particularly hot, the skinwas covered with beads of perspir
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