. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Natural history; Birds. . // First Phase of Curassow Strutting, a Slow Walk with Raised Tail. Fig. 135. Rear view. Fig. 136. Side view. Foot by foot I pushed through or crawled under fallen trees and tangled vines and tree-ferns, close to the hot steam- ing forest mould, with the low distant booming becoming ever more distinct. The ventriloquial quality completely deceived me, and long after I thought to see the performer I went on and on for many yards. At last I turned to the south
. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Natural history; Birds. . // First Phase of Curassow Strutting, a Slow Walk with Raised Tail. Fig. 135. Rear view. Fig. 136. Side view. Foot by foot I pushed through or crawled under fallen trees and tangled vines and tree-ferns, close to the hot steam- ing forest mould, with the low distant booming becoming ever more distinct. The ventriloquial quality completely deceived me, and long after I thought to see the performer I went on and on for many yards. At last I turned to the south to gain the shelter of a great fallen tree which had. 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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