. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Natural history; Birds. WATER TRAIL FROM GEORGETOWN TO AREMU. 245 length, while above these a succession of smaller islands appeared. The river is about three miles in width, fringed with mangroves, and we saw no life on shore save occasional Cocoi Herons ^' feeding on the flats. The Essequibo is the largest river in the colony and rises in the extreme south, somewhere in the Acarai jMountains near the equator, some six hundred miles inland. Like all the great rivers of this region i
. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Natural history; Birds. WATER TRAIL FROM GEORGETOWN TO AREMU. 245 length, while above these a succession of smaller islands appeared. The river is about three miles in width, fringed with mangroves, and we saw no life on shore save occasional Cocoi Herons ^' feeding on the flats. The Essequibo is the largest river in the colony and rises in the extreme south, somewhere in the Acarai jMountains near the equator, some six hundred miles inland. Like all the great rivers of this region it is navigable by steamers for. Fig. ioi. Gray-breasted Martins nesting on the Steamer. only a short distance, rapids and cataracts barring the way about fifty miles above the mouth. The first great tributary is the Mazaruni, entering from the southwest and touch- ing with its uttermost head-waters the very base of that mysterious lofty plateau, Roraima, on the borders of Brazil. We landed at the very apex of the point of land between the Essequibo and Mazaruni rivers, — the village of Bartica or Bartica Grove. It is a most dilapidated place, half in. 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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