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Camera Craft. 



1st Juh 



Frog- eating^ a Bird. — One wet day my attention was drawn 

 to a sound in the hedge at the rear of my studio. 'Ihinlcinj; it 

 was a Snake with a frog. I went in the direction of the sound, 

 and to my surprise saw a frog hanging by the hind legs, as one 

 would say. just hke a monkey, with the ])ir(l hard and fast in 

 his mouth. How the frog caught the Grass-bird {Mc(/ahiriis 

 cramineus) I do not know. On watching the operation again, 

 to my surprise he was making a meal of the bird, so I thought 

 it was worth a photo. In about five minutes he had tiie bird so 

 far down (sec Xo. i). and about two hours later so far (see 



An Australian Tree-Frog ingesting a Grass-Bird ( Mcgalunis gtamiucus i. 

 Photos, by A. Friend. RAO U-. Ingham. 



No. 2). In about three hours' time it was out of sight. Two 

 hours later it evidently began to hurt, and the frog brought tlic 

 bird up. The frog, still looking sick. I kept him caged uj). and 

 next da}- let him out. when he was bright and happy. I may 

 say that when he disgorged the bird, it was partly digested. I 

 was interested in this performance, and made it known to as 

 many as 1 couUi. showing it to the Mayor: he said tiiat had he 

 not seen it. he wouUI have stated that 1 did not take (.lu-ugh 

 soda with it.— .\T-FKi:i) l-RIl-.XIX Ingham. X.(J. 



