. Two bird-lovers in Mexico. Natural history; Birds. :::::::::m TWO BIRD-LOVERS IN MEXICO Sfe"--" â wing-beat drew our eyes upward and a dozen cormo- rants â the Mexican species doubtless â shot past. Herons began to arrive â Great Blues, which sailed gracefully to the open water and alighted, becoming stiff and narrow, shapeless things until, assured that all was safe, they picked their way slowly about. Little Green Herons came close to us, creeping like shadows among the reeds, and snatching at the big flies which buzzed about. Seven beautiful American Egrets trailed one after the
. Two bird-lovers in Mexico. Natural history; Birds. :::::::::m TWO BIRD-LOVERS IN MEXICO Sfe"--" â wing-beat drew our eyes upward and a dozen cormo- rants â the Mexican species doubtless â shot past. Herons began to arrive â Great Blues, which sailed gracefully to the open water and alighted, becoming stiff and narrow, shapeless things until, assured that all was safe, they picked their way slowly about. Little Green Herons came close to us, creeping like shadows among the reeds, and snatching at the big flies which buzzed about. Seven beautiful American Egrets trailed one after the other to the willows on the island and alighted, but they did not descend to the water during our ^ AMERICAN EGRET, CAPTIVE WILD BIRD «4 78 #». 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, William, 1877-1962. London, A. Constable & company, ltd. , Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin
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