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THE WALKS ABROAD OF 



hooked beaks and rapacious figures." And Rene 

 with his finger pointed out a large owl and a kestrel 

 falcon, which in truth had very much the appearance 

 of two brigands. 



The rapacious forms were placed together on one side. 



"We will call them Raptatores," said Le*on, "the 



THESE HOOKED BEAKS AND RAPACIOUS FIGURES." 



name used in our system of classification. Now that 

 we have them all together, do you not think they 

 may be made into two groups ? " 



" Undoubtedly. There are evidently two distinct 

 classes first the brigands that carry on their opera- 

 tions in daylight, and next the owls and other prowlers 

 who do their work at night." 



