Through the Kalahari Desert; a narrative of a journey with gun, camera, and note-book to Lake N'gami and back (1886)
Farini, G Antonio · London, S. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington · leaf 230
A Blind's nest weighing a Ton, 196 huge thatcli of grass, woven together into a dense mass, nearly six feet thick, and weighing more than a ton. As you stood underneath this roof-like structure, you could see it was pierced with hundreds of holes,' from each of which peeped a pair of bright eyes.… … NEST OF GEOSBEAK. as new season's nests were built beneath the old. The accompanying photograph of the tree, taken by Lulu, will give some idea of its appearance. From a distance it looked hke a big umbrella. Next morning, about nine o'clock, we arrived at the Pan, but, to our intense disgust,…
Kalahari Desert
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