. Essays and photographs. Some birds of the Canary Islands and South Africa . BERTHELOTS PIPIT AND NEST. {Anthus berLheloti.)5 7 VILAFLOR 69 enormous size, but none of them I believe is as large asthis one. The peasants, though wood is everywhereabundant, have cut a large wedge-shaped block out ofthis tree at its base, but this has been somewhatatoned for now by a wall of stone having been builtto pfuard the tree. As we follow the path through the forest, varioussounds show that our movements are noticed by thelawful residents of the woods. A raven waits on us from a great height up, and so pl
. Essays and photographs. Some birds of the Canary Islands and South Africa . BERTHELOTS PIPIT AND NEST. {Anthus berLheloti.)5 7 VILAFLOR 69 enormous size, but none of them I believe is as large asthis one. The peasants, though wood is everywhereabundant, have cut a large wedge-shaped block out ofthis tree at its base, but this has been somewhatatoned for now by a wall of stone having been builtto pfuard the tree. As we follow the path through the forest, varioussounds show that our movements are noticed by thelawful residents of the woods. A raven waits on us from a great height up, and so plainly does he seeus and know all about our movements, that he is in nohurry to give his hoarse croak, a sound that travelsdown very audibly to our ears through the clear all it was not exactly a warning, it was merelya sort of clearino- of the throat, as thouoh he wouldsay, Ahem ! I know youre there, you know, Buthis nest was safe enough, and we were not on the paththat led to it, so he soon leaves us alone. Not evendangerous, he seems to say as he sails off, giv
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