. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. AN UNCAGED ZOO 193 AVheii tick-picking tlie oxpecker rests on tlie wliole tarsus and when in danger of being swept off by the tail of its host iiatteus itself or hops out of the way. [t is stated that an oxpecker will attach itself to a particular animal. The oxpecker will pick parasites from oxen and is exceptionally fond of donkeys. White herons will perch. V\~ Oxpeckers [Buplmya erythrorhywha). Busy on submerged buffaloes. on the back o
. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. AN UNCAGED ZOO 193 AVheii tick-picking tlie oxpecker rests on tlie wliole tarsus and when in danger of being swept off by the tail of its host iiatteus itself or hops out of the way. [t is stated that an oxpecker will attach itself to a particular animal. The oxpecker will pick parasites from oxen and is exceptionally fond of donkeys. White herons will perch. V\~ Oxpeckers [Buplmya erythrorhywha). Busy on submerged buffaloes. on the back of cattle and feed on ticks, flies, and other parasitic insects. When elephants approach water, buti'- backed herons will swarm on their backs. Close to our camping ground near the lake there was an almost vertical wall of rock, about 300 feet high, which formed one of the many irregular boundaries surrounding the deep depression which this. 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 Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936. London : Macmillan and Co. , Limited
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