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itself in a hollow in the ground or among the long 
grass, lying down very close with neck stretched 
out horizontally, and will thus remain until sought 
by the dam. When very young if found in its 
hiding-place it will allow itself to be taken, making 
no further effort to escape. After the fawn has 
run away the doe still maintains her statuesque 
attitude, as if resolved to await the onset, and 
only when the dogs are close to her she also rushes 
away, but invariably in a direction as_ nearly 
opposite to that taken by the fawn as possible. At 
first she runs slowly, with a limping gait, and fre- 
quently pausing, as if to entice her enemies on, like 
a partridge, duck or plover when driven from its 
young ; but as they begin to press her more closely 
her speed increases, becoming greater the further 
she succeeds in leading them from the starting- 
point. 
The alarm-cry of this deer is a peculiar whistling 
bark, a low but far-reaching sound; but when 
approaching a doe with young I have never been 
able to hear it, nor have I seen any movement on 
the part of the doe. Yet it is clear that in some 
mysterious way she inspires the fawn with sudden 
violent fear ; while the fawn, on its side, instead of 
being affected like the young in other mammals, 
and sticking closer to its mother, acts in a contrary 
way, and runs from her. 
Of the birds I am acquainted with, the beautiful 
jacana (Parra jacana) appears to come into the 
world with its faculties and powers in the most 
advanced state. It is, in fact, ready to begin active 
