. Two bird-lovers in Mexico. Natural history; Birds. ::;;:::::*£ TWO BIRD-LOVERS IN MEXICO m—" voluntarily to invert itself was a Condor, and that took place in captivity. Like their distant cousins the kingfishers, these birds bore a tunnel into a vertical bank and make their nest at the end, six or eight feet within the dark earth. The pure beauty of the water-lily is conceived in the filthy, noisome mud at the bottom of the pond, and the delicate hues of the Motniot are acquired in a black, ill-smelling, underground hole. We shall ever regret not seeing these birds during the period of
. Two bird-lovers in Mexico. Natural history; Birds. ::;;:::::*£ TWO BIRD-LOVERS IN MEXICO m—" voluntarily to invert itself was a Condor, and that took place in captivity. Like their distant cousins the kingfishers, these birds bore a tunnel into a vertical bank and make their nest at the end, six or eight feet within the dark earth. The pure beauty of the water-lily is conceived in the filthy, noisome mud at the bottom of the pond, and the delicate hues of the Motniot are acquired in a black, ill-smelling, underground hole. We shall ever regret not seeing these birds during the period of nesting, but as with almost all other birds in this country that occurs later in the year. One must visit Mexico in the spring to study the birds at the most interesting of all times — the TWIN PEAKS OF COLIMA VOLCANO. 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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