. Jungle by-ways in India; leaves from the note-book of a sportsman and a naturalist. Hunting; Natural history. Antlers But with the disagreeable there is also much of interest living up above in the leaf canopy. Have you ever paid any attention to the life which has its being up there ? Birds there are in numbers. The nesting places in old dry tree stems of the brightly- coloured, shy woodpecker can sometimes be exam- ined from your high seat, and the ways of those curious, ungainly-looking crossbills. Insect life too is plentiful, and quite apart from that commonly met with down below. Weird
. Jungle by-ways in India; leaves from the note-book of a sportsman and a naturalist. Hunting; Natural history. Antlers But with the disagreeable there is also much of interest living up above in the leaf canopy. Have you ever paid any attention to the life which has its being up there ? Birds there are in numbers. The nesting places in old dry tree stems of the brightly- coloured, shy woodpecker can sometimes be exam- ined from your high seat, and the ways of those curious, ungainly-looking crossbills. Insect life too is plentiful, and quite apart from that commonly met with down below. Weird- shaped and curiously coloured caterpillars you will meet; queer mantis and stick insects also, if you keep your eyes open; moths of shades approxi- mating almost exactly to the bark, twig, or leaf upon which they are sitting, and tree-bugs and beetles, whose colouring and shapes are legion ; and last, but not least, preying upon this infinite variety of life, lizards of all sorts and sizes. Snakes too! You may come across a few species who live in trees and bushes, such as the beautiful green bamboo 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 Stebbing, Edward Percy, 1870-1960. London, J. Lane; New York, J. Lane company
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