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Mary Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney
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“Occasionally, some tropical bird may perhaps be tempted north in search of food. Among these are the lovely little yellow-breasted s, which are met with in , and, I believe, have sometimes been seen as far north as . s are visitors on the Nile, and brilliant s, too, we saw in the , going to their more Northern homes in Syria, Spain, and Italy. The low sand banks in the river, or some lonely place in the desert, are nightly chosen as resting-places for the s, which are only travellers in the land.”
Mary Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney (1857–1919) said by 1919 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The , as it is sometimes called, lives in damp woods, where it can find plenty of insects. It catches them on the wing, as well as picking them off plants and trees. Its colouring is grey above with black streaks on its head; its breast is yellow, with a row of black marks across it, set like a ’s . Its song is louder than that of most s, but very sweet and clear.”
Mary Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney (1857–1919) said by 1919 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There are curious remains near Cairo of a , where portions of trees have been found measuring 60 to 90 feet in length and 3 feet in diameter. It is said to have been formed by a deposit of sand and water which in the course of ages petrified the wood. But although there is little doubt that primeval forests existed in Egypt, they must have disappeared at a very early date, as no special mention of them occurs, either in the oldest monuments or writings.”
Mary Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney (1857–1919) first seen 1904 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: (474 pages; 1st edition 1904)
“The Egyptians possessed much interesting literature, of which poetry formed an important part. The hymns to , , and , and that of , are all beautiful specimens; and so, likewise, is the epic poem to , known as the ".”
Mary Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney (1857–1919) said by 1919 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source