. Bird lore . o U « rj O ^1< 3 ..^ Oi ■*-H °J? ^. Notes from a Traveler in the Tropics 15 It must be remembered that the rainy season was just drawing to a close andthat birds, as a whole, were not in song. In March or April many additionalspecies w^ould doubtless have armounced their presence, while one who waslooking for birds w^ould unquestionably find the gardens and tree-lined drivesof Ancon and Balboa Heights profitable hunting-grounds. The abundance of vegetation about the attractive homes of these towois offersmany tropical birds their first opportunity to establish friendly associa
. Bird lore . o U « rj O ^1< 3 ..^ Oi ■*-H °J? ^. Notes from a Traveler in the Tropics 15 It must be remembered that the rainy season was just drawing to a close andthat birds, as a whole, were not in song. In March or April many additionalspecies w^ould doubtless have armounced their presence, while one who waslooking for birds w^ould unquestionably find the gardens and tree-lined drivesof Ancon and Balboa Heights profitable hunting-grounds. The abundance of vegetation about the attractive homes of these towois offersmany tropical birds their first opportunity to establish friendly associationswith North American bird-lovers. The bird student in the Canal Zone, is not, however, restricted to thoseparts of the coimtr^^ which have come completely under the dominion of my window in the TivoU I looked out over the green savannas to theforested foot-hills, accessible and promisiag groimds, where one may studytropical bird-life under particularly favorable conditions. A visit to the ruinof old Panama, distant about 9 miles, posse
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