. Bird-hunting through wild Europe . ns Crake are all called Polluela. Onmy previous visit I saw one of our men carryhome a basketful of the eggs of Little Egrets andBuff-backed Herons for eating. I have myselfpartaken of omelets composed of Whiskered Ternseggs. For the expedition across the dried-up marismaswe had three donkeys and a mule to convey oureffects, for we were going to put up at a rudechoza, or hut, belonging to one of the keepers, andit was necessary to take our bedding with us, as wellas our food. This choza was entirely composed ofpine-branches thatched with reeds : in the cent
. Bird-hunting through wild Europe . ns Crake are all called Polluela. Onmy previous visit I saw one of our men carryhome a basketful of the eggs of Little Egrets andBuff-backed Herons for eating. I have myselfpartaken of omelets composed of Whiskered Ternseggs. For the expedition across the dried-up marismaswe had three donkeys and a mule to convey oureffects, for we were going to put up at a rudechoza, or hut, belonging to one of the keepers, andit was necessary to take our bedding with us, as wellas our food. This choza was entirely composed ofpine-branches thatched with reeds : in the centre wasthe living-room, and at each end were small sleeping-rooms. In one of these our mattresses and beddingwere spread on the earth floor. Now I dont mind sleeping on the floor at all, andcan make myself comfortable almost anywhere, but Imust say I do not like to share rooms with hens,pigeons, and pigs. Whenever I came in there werealways hens scratching about on our beds, and somepigeons roosted on the rafters over our heads, with. < SOUTHERN GREY SHRIKE (LANIUS MERIDIONALIS) £
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