4 o BIRD-HUNTING 



bird ; and seen on the wing at close quarters, with 

 its jet black primaries and creamy white plumage, it 

 has quite a distinguished appearance. 



On reaching the railway at San Fernando we 

 were struck by the mountains of salt. All round 

 Cadiz there are miles of salinas, where the salt is 

 obtained by evaporation, and is piled up in glistening 

 pyramids. The sea-water here is intensely saline, 

 but the salt is very coarse and badly prepared, and 

 not by any means free from a proportion of dirt. 



After roughing it in the country, we now enjoyed 

 to the full, for several days, the hospitality of our 

 friends at Jerez, while preparations were made for 

 our journey to the marisma district beyond the 

 Guadalquivir. 



