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After we had been in the city of Hectea about a week, Professor Galdea took us to an inlet, where we saw thousands of tortoises along the sandy shore. I hesitate to state the size of these great creatures. AFTER WE HAD BEEN IN THE CITY OF ATTACKA ABOUT A WEEK PROFESSOR GALDEA TOOK US TO AN INLET WHERE WE SAW THOUSANDS OF TORTOISES ALONG THE SANDY SHORE I HESITATE TO STATE THE SIZE OF THESE GREAT CREATURES
 than those encountered in the forests of Europe or America. It is well known that during the last few years whole species of birds have quit the earth. A writer in a recent article on this subject says:(19) (19 "Almost every year sees the final extinction of one or more bird species. Out of fourteen varieties of birds found a century since on a single island--the West Indian island of St. Thomas--eight have now to be numbered among the missing.") Is it not possible that these disappearing bird species quit their habitation without, and find an asylum in the "within world"? Whether inland among the mountains, or along the seashore, we found bird life prolific. When they spread their great wings some of the birds appeared to measure thirty feet from tip to tip. They are of great variety and many colors. We were permitted to climb up on the edge of a rock and examine a nest of eggs. There were five in the nest, each of which was at least two feet in length and fifteen inches in diameter. LARGER THAN THOSE ENCOUNTERED IN THE FORESTS OF EUROPE OR AMERICA IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS WHOLE SPECIES OF BIRDS HAVE QUIT THE EARTH A WRITER IN A RECENT ARTICLE ON THIS SUBJECT SAYS NO NINETEEN ALMOST EVERY YEAR SEES THE FINAL EXTINCTION OF ONE OR MORE BIRD SPECIES OUT OF FOURTEEN VARIETIES OF BIRDS FOUND A CENTURY SINCE ON A SINGLE ISLAND THE WEST INDIAN ISLAND OF SAINT THOMAS EIGHT HAVE NOW TO BE NUMBERED AMONG THE MISSING UNQUOTE IS IT NOT POSSIBLE THAT THESE DISAPPEARING BIRD SPECIES QUIT THEIR HABITATION WITHOUT AND FIND AN ASYLUM IN THE WITHIN WORLD WHETHER INLAND AMONG THE MOUNTAINS OR ALONG THE SEA SHORE WE FOUND BIRD LIFE PROLIFIC WHEN THEY SPREAD THEIR GREAT WINGS SOME OF THE BIRDS APPEARED TO MEASURE THIRTY FEET FROM TIP TO TIP THEY ARE OF GREAT VARIETY AND MANY COLOURS WE WERE PERMITTED TO CLIMB UP ON THE EDGE OF A ROCK AND EXAMINE A NEST OF EGGS THERE WERE FIVE IN THE NEST EACH OF WHICH WAS AT LEAST TWO FEET IN LENGTH AND FIFTEEN INCHES IN DIAMETER
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