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Tue first rosy flush of the dawning day was visible in the 
far east when we assembled on deck, for there was no time 
to be lost to-day, as we should have to leave off shooting at 
noon, and continue our journey towards the south. 
Breakfast was quickly despatched, and now we had to hurry 
out of the warm comfortable cabin into the very wet disagree- 
able weather, The sky was obscured with heavy clouds, and 
the steady rain which had been incessantly falling all the 
morning had already softened the ground to a considerable 
depth, and perceptibly lowered the temperature. 
Each of us had his shooting district assigned to him in the 
usual way, except Bombelles, who had a good deal of business 
to attend to, and was therefore obliged to remain on board. 
The two Savants were to betake themselves to a distant 
locality, where the nests of a Sea-Hagle and some smaller 
raptorial birds were awaiting them ; while my brother-in-law 
and I had both determined to shoot through the large island 
formed by the Bega Canal, each of us having a Sea-Hagle’s 
nest to visit, and some others tenanted by smaller birds. 
The Savants set off somewhat in advance, as they had further 
to go; but my brother-in-law and I soon followed them, and 
drove along the embankment described yesterday for about 
ten minutes, and then, getting out of the carriage, separated 
and entered the lofty woods at different points. 
These “auen” are quite unlike those of the Apatin district, 
for, being more cultivated and better forested, they have lost 
the primitive character of a virgin forest, and very much 
