On safari : big game hunting in British East Africa with studies in bird-life (1908)
Chapman, Abel, 1851-1929, Gough, George P., former owner. DSI, Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI · London : Edward Arnold · leaf 334
ON SAFARI 250 before described, build separate pendulous nests — each a distinct structure, but often banging by tbc dozen together. Here at Simba, by the riverside, we found weavers’ nests of quite different architecture. These were domed nests with side-entrance, neatly fixed on tall flowering… … NESTS OF WEAVER-FINCHES ON THE SIMBA RIVER. There was, of course, the customary profusion of gor¬ geous tropical hues — bee-eaters resplendent in turquoise and carmine ; kingfishers in azure and orange ; golden orioles ; and, beyond all in brightness, the lovely jewelled sunbirds. Forest-open and…
Big game hunting · Bird watching
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