. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Natural history; Birds. A WOMAN'S EXPERIENCES IN VENEZUELA. 95 forth, are dozens of grave-like holes. Those nearer the rail- road end are smooth-edged and filled with soft pitch on which as yet no vegetation has taken root. Farther along they are filled with water, and still farther we find them in the process of being Fig. so. Mangrove Wilderness from the High at Guanoco. The men dig down until they have reached a depth of five or six feet, and then start in a new
. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Natural history; Birds. A WOMAN'S EXPERIENCES IN VENEZUELA. 95 forth, are dozens of grave-like holes. Those nearer the rail- road end are smooth-edged and filled with soft pitch on which as yet no vegetation has taken root. Farther along they are filled with water, and still farther we find them in the process of being Fig. so. Mangrove Wilderness from the High at Guanoco. The men dig down until they have reached a depth of five or six feet, and then start in a new place. The hole is filled by the first rain; water-bugs fly to the little pool, frogs lay their eggs in it, queer fish wriggle their way to it and for a brief space it supports a considerable aquatic life. Then new soft pitch begins to ooze up and in a few more weeks the plug of viscid black gum has reached the level of the ground and the scar is soon healed over by a thin growth of grass. In the rainy season the holes fill at once with water, and indeed the whole plain is immersed to the depth of. 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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