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OUR SEARCH FOR A WILDERNESS. 



tancc arc always to be seen Snowy Egrets ^^ and immature 

 Blue Herons " — spots of purest white, while near at hand, 

 absurdly tame, a big hawk forever soars slowly about or 



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FiG- iZ- The Home of the Amazon Parrot in the Middle of 

 Pitch Lake. 



perches on some great frond of a tall palm. It is a \Miite- 

 headed Chimachima Hawk ^^ with plumage of white, save for 

 back, wings, and tail. 

 The two most abundant small birds are chiefly white in 



