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quarter of an hour. There we found Count Chotek himself 
awaiting us, for he had very kindly come back from Cerevié 
to talk over the plans for the rest of the day. 
My jiiger informed me that, while we were patiently 
watching in our ambush, fourteen Hagles, “ Stein,” Imperial, 
and Sea, in every variety of plumage, had passed close by 
him, all taking the same direction towards the plains, and 
that several had even rested a few minutes on some isolated 
trees within fair rifle-shot. 
By Count Chotek’s advice we now returned to Cerevié to 
make an excursion further up-stream, and after a pretty long 
and warm drive over the high plateau and the steep hills, 
reached our steamer. There we found the other three 
gentlemen on deck, for they had taken a rest this morning 
and were waiting for us. Among them was Brehm, who 
looked very unwell, and from his dejected expression I could 
tell, before I got near him, that he must have yesterday met 
with some very disappointing experiences; and I was right, 
for he had a series of interesting adventures to relate. He 
had passed the whole day at the rocks near the dead kid, and 
both vultures and eagles of various kinds had flown past 
him, but his hiding-place had been too evident to permit of 
their settling. Only one large Sea-Hagle had alighted near 
the lure ; this bird he had fired at, and it flew down towards 
the valley badly wounded. He sent the keeper who was with 
him after it, and the man managed to come up with the 
injured bird and to give it a finishing shot; but when he was 
going to lift it from the ground, they both observed another 
Sea-Eagle circling high overhead. As soon as this bird saw 
the keeper pick up its slain comrade it folded its wings and 
swooped down like an arrow, and the keeper, whose attention 
was attracted by the noisy flappings of its heavy wings, 
looked up and saw the eagle only a few feet above his head, 
with its claws ready extended for attack. The charge was so 
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