. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana . to be proven. A careful study of the effeel on animal and plant life ofthis clearing away of the forest would yield much of sloths with young were caught when the trees werebeing felled, and Goldbirds, Woodhewcrs, Parrots and otherforest bird> had now retired some distance from the antlers of two deer shot here were simple spikes. Insectsof all kinds had greatly increased, and caterpillars of strangeshapes and colors were legion in number and doing thei
. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana . to be proven. A careful study of the effeel on animal and plant life ofthis clearing away of the forest would yield much of sloths with young were caught when the trees werebeing felled, and Goldbirds, Woodhewcrs, Parrots and otherforest bird> had now retired some distance from the antlers of two deer shot here were simple spikes. Insectsof all kinds had greatly increased, and caterpillars of strangeshapes and colors were legion in number and doing their WATER TRAIL FROM GEORGETOWN TO AREMU. 247 best to undo the labor of the agriculturists. Insect-eatingbirds of certain types had increased enormously, and Gray-breasted Martins,122 Barn121 and Variegated119 Swallows filledthe air, while Kiskadee Tyrants of three species,101103104other Flycatchers, House Wrens,124 Seedeaters, Hummingbirdsand Honey Creepers were abundant, swooping over the openfields, snatching insects from the air, or leaves, or ground,according to the method of hunting of each species. The. Fig. 102. Coolies and their Wives fishing in the Essequibo. Honey Creepers136a were continually getting into trouble hereas elsewhere in the darkened upper roof space of the house,and many had to be caught and liberated daily. Small snakes and toads are also said to have increased, duedoubtless to the increase of insect food, but the abundanceof agoutis or acouris was unfortunately only too evidentlydue to the supply of succulent vegetables. This evening the regular afternoon wind continued until 248 OUR SEARCH FOR A WILDERNESS. late, and it was too cool to walk about without a coat. Thewind sounded anything but tropical, howling around theeaves of the house like a northern blizzard. The moon roseabout nine oclock — a great flat-sided ball of orange,lighting up the pale bare fields but throwing all the jungleinto blackest shadow. Soon the light became stronger andthe two
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