. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Natural history; Birds. 354 OUR SEARCH FOR A WILDERNESS. descriptions of its nesting and I therefore have included among the illustrations a most interesting one taken by Dr. Bingham, showing a Jabiru on its nest together with its two half-grown young. These birds do not nest on the Guiana savanna but retire at the rainy season far into the Fig. 144. Nest and Young of Jabiru. (Photo by Bingham.) Spur-winged Jacanas^" in loud cackling pairs were every- where, showing c
. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Natural history; Birds. 354 OUR SEARCH FOR A WILDERNESS. descriptions of its nesting and I therefore have included among the illustrations a most interesting one taken by Dr. Bingham, showing a Jabiru on its nest together with its two half-grown young. These birds do not nest on the Guiana savanna but retire at the rainy season far into the Fig. 144. Nest and Young of Jabiru. (Photo by Bingham.) Spur-winged Jacanas^" in loud cackling pairs were every- where, showing conspicuously against the green reeds — dark chocolate when at rest and flashing pale yellow in flight. Guiana Cormorants " and Snakebirds^'* rose or dived ahead of the launch, twenty of the former taking refuge in one small tree as we passed. Hawks were abundant and one of the most numerous was the Cream-headed Hawk,"* which soared low over the sa-. 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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