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with whitish heads. They sit as motionless as statues. 

 They are obviously feeling very lazy. Presently a 

 king-crow (Dicrurus ater) comes up and, uttering that 

 soft note which seems to be peculiar to the rainy 

 season, makes repeated feints at the head of one of 

 the fishing eagles. Save for a slight inclination of the 

 head, the eagle pays no attention to the attack of its 

 puny adversary. Eventually, the king-crow gives up 

 in despair and flies off, probably to find something 

 which will take more notice of his threatening demon- 

 strations. 



Even when I approach the fishing eagle the phleg- 

 matic bird only flies a few yards. There is no creature 

 more sluggish than a bird or beast of prey that has 

 recently made a good meal. 



