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but they disappeared in the course of 

 the following day. It is worthy of note 

 that the whole of the flock of landrails 

 interested themselves as much as the 

 parent birds in protecting the eggs. 



Coasting along the shores of the 

 lake one afternoon I surprised and 

 killed a large alligator ; and, as he was 

 rather a fine specimen, he was tied 

 behind the boat and towed home in 

 order that his head might be preserved. 

 When the alligator was opened a great 

 number of wild duck were found in 

 his inside, feathers and all, just as he 

 had swallowed them. I was rather 

 surprised at first that an alligator 

 should have been able to seize duck ; 

 but he would only have to swim 

 quietly along six inches or so below 



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