I'm looking for the name of a particular children's book. Gwynna??

I'm looking for the name of a particular children's book. Gwynna??
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Not GREEN MANSIONS, w. Rima the bird girl? "She has dark hair, a smock of spider webs, is barefoot, and can communicate with birds in an unknown tongue." From Wikipedia. Locale is Guyana.. but it is a 1904 novel for adults. Maybe someone simplified it for children. Certainly a gentle fantasy, particularly compared to todays'.
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