. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Natural history; Birds. 384 OUR SEARCH FOR A WILDERNESS. Parting my hammock net, I found my vision of jungle growth had been prompted by a great bank of black cloud, out of which the sun leaped at that instant and lighted up the beautiful green and blue of savanna and river. Little Green Herons^'* were fishing at the water's edge and a Jacana"^ was leading her brood of three small chicks within ,(*«^ /V^^^. Fig. i6o. Young Spue-winged Jacana. a few feet of my hammock, down to a
. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Natural history; Birds. 384 OUR SEARCH FOR A WILDERNESS. Parting my hammock net, I found my vision of jungle growth had been prompted by a great bank of black cloud, out of which the sun leaped at that instant and lighted up the beautiful green and blue of savanna and river. Little Green Herons^'* were fishing at the water's edge and a Jacana"^ was leading her brood of three small chicks within ,(*«^ /V^^^. Fig. i6o. Young Spue-winged Jacana. a few feet of my hammock, down to a causeway of trem- bling lily pads. The youngsters were very tiny, clad in gray with a large black mark on the nape. Even in comparison with their mother their toes were of enormous length. They kept at her very heels and when she stopped for a moment crept beneath her wings. But at this concentration of weight the water would begin to trickle over the rim of the fragile pads and the mother would hurry on, flashing out the yellow of her wings every few steps, perhaps as a signal to her 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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