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OUR SEARCH FOR A WILDERNESS, 



a tall dead stub and were trying to dislodge an iguana which 

 was steadily crawling up a neighboring branch. A moment 

 after I came into sight one of them struck the lizard with 



Fig. 



Agouti. (Photo by Sanborn.) 



its wings, whereupon the iguana reared up and lunged with 

 open mouth, the birds then ceasing their attack upon the 

 inoffensive saurian. 



What splendid birds the Woodpeckers are — strong, active, 

 full of vitality and enthusiasm over life. These were big fel- 



