. Two bird-lovers in Mexico. Natural history; Birds. ;:=»v ALONG THE STREAM OF DEATH m viduals on the outside making their way back into the general mass. A week later, when we again visited this spot, the " Daddies " were in exactly the same place and position. Such a remarkable protective scheme was worth a whole day's search, but the arroyo fairly showered marvels upon us. While walking up the dark ravine I saw, to my amazement, four flecks of sunshine dancing slowly ahead of me, although, at that moment, not a breath of air stirred the branches. I could make nothing of it, until
. Two bird-lovers in Mexico. Natural history; Birds. ;:=»v ALONG THE STREAM OF DEATH m viduals on the outside making their way back into the general mass. A week later, when we again visited this spot, the " Daddies " were in exactly the same place and position. Such a remarkable protective scheme was worth a whole day's search, but the arroyo fairly showered marvels upon us. While walking up the dark ravine I saw, to my amazement, four flecks of sunshine dancing slowly ahead of me, although, at that moment, not a breath of air stirred the branches. I could make nothing of it, until I enclosed the flickering spots in my net. Only then did I see that they were four yellow. PADDY-LONG-LEGS MIMICKING MOSS «4 239 ^. 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, William, 1877-1962. London, A. Constable & company, ltd. , Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin
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