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some of our smaller domesticated chickens, may be heard crowing 

 in the forest far from human habitation. However, they not infre- 

 quently associate with the tame fowl. 



There are some very gaudy kingfishers in the woods. While some 

 favor streams, others may be found in the dense woods and must 

 be largely insectivorous. 



There are no large carnivorous animals here. Mount Maquiling 

 has its full share of wild pigs, deer and monkeys. Any of these may 

 during the night come quite close to human habitations and inflict 

 minor damages to crops. Monkeys travel in companies among the 

 trees and feed upon the abundant fruits. They are not especially 

 noisy and their tails do not appear at all prehensile. A powerful 

 but rare eagle, Pithecophaga jefjeryi Grant, is known to prey upon 

 monkeys in the Philippines. 



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