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fragrant; long thin racemes of very fragrant, dull greenish 

 white flowers; brush-like purple blooms, white at the base, 

 growing sessile on the trunks, with an edible fruit, which 

 the blacks call " Waika." 



This list is exclusive of all the many inconspicuous flowers 

 and all orchids, which were seldom out of sight. Its value 



Fig. 122. A Sloth Asleep. 



lies only in giving the faintest of hints of the wonderful beauty 

 of these jungle water trails. 



On these upper reaches of the stream the two water birds 

 most in evidence were Tiger Bitterns ^^ and Great Rufous 

 Kingfishers."' One could write pages trying to describe a 

 single vista of this beautiful region and yet give only a hint 

 of its charm. In one place a mighty loop of a lofty bush 



