Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : from observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan (1911)
Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936, Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936, inscriber. DSI, Nebb, C.H.S., former owner. DSI, Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI · London : Macmillan and Co. · leaf 357
BEAKS XXVIII 341 In some hornbills the grease supplied by the oil-gland is bright yellow, and if the hand be rubbed over the feathers it will be stained with this pigment. Hornbills are not only odd in appearance and structure, but they have some curious domestic habits. … Hornbills abound in Uganda and the Mau forest and are sure to attract attention, for they are big birds and possess great bills of curious shape. In spite of the apparent clumsiness of the beaks, hornbills use them dexterously, especially in catching grapes. During incubation the hen is enclosed in…
Natural history · Indigenous peoples · Ethnology
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