A YOUNG MARSH HAWK 143 



The last week in July he began to fly quite freely, 

 and it was necessary to clip one of his wings. As 

 the clipping embraced only the ends of his primaries, 

 he soon overcame the difficulty, and by carrying his 

 broad, long tail more on that side, flew with consid- 

 erable ease. He made longer and longer excursions 

 into the surrounding fields and vineyards, and did 

 not always return. On such occasions we would 

 go find him and fetch him back. 



Late one rainy afternoon he flew away into the 

 vineyard, and when, an hour later, I went after him, 

 he could not be found, and we never saw him again. 

 We hoped hunger would soon drive him back, but 

 ws have had no clew to him from that day to this. 



