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RAVEN 



The brainiest of all our birds. 



Photo: F. H'. Bond. 



SECRETARY BIRD 



The name is derived from the tuft of feathers looking like a 

 quill stuck behind the ear. The bird lives in Africa and preys 

 on small animals notably snakes which it kills with a swift 

 stamp of one of its powerful legs. 



