indulged in, of sewing up the eyes of these unfortunate and timid 
birds. In this state they were reserved for a day's royal sport, 
when they were let lose, one at atime; trained Peregrine falcons 
sent after them. On the occasion I witnessed this “ sport,” the 
odds were on the side of the powerful and tenacious peregrine— 
perhaps just as well, for one hardly likes to think what cruel 
fate awaited escaped Shell Ibis, with both its eyes securely 
stitched up. 
The Shell Ibis is not always successiul in getting enough, snail 
shells to appease its appetite, consequently like its friend the spoon- 
bill, it falls back on small fish and frogs. They breed on lofty trees, 
in big colonies, in the plains, according to the dimentions of the 
tree tops, along with many other waders ete. Night-Herons, Black 
Thises and Whistling-teals. 
