. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Natural history; Birds. 42 OUR SEARCH FOR A WILDERNESS. coming more accustomed and trained in detecting these de- ceptions, the puzzles increase, and one becomes suspicious of everything. Every few minutes we are halted by a curled leaf which resembles some great caterpillar, or by a partly decayed fruit which may jjrove to be a curiously marked. Fig. 21. Oux Butterfly ox Coco.\ B.\rk. beetle. Many of these are such exact counterparts that we have to touch them to undeceive ourselves
. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Natural history; Birds. 42 OUR SEARCH FOR A WILDERNESS. coming more accustomed and trained in detecting these de- ceptions, the puzzles increase, and one becomes suspicious of everything. Every few minutes we are halted by a curled leaf which resembles some great caterpillar, or by a partly decayed fruit which may jjrove to be a curiously marked. Fig. 21. Oux Butterfly ox Coco.\ B.\rk. beetle. Many of these are such exact counterparts that we have to touch them to undeceive ourselves. After seeing some bats hung in the shadows between the buttressed bases of great trees, we imagine them in every patch of moss or dried leaves. The resemblance to inanimate objects is never violated and often remarkably heightened by the little creatures of fur,. 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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