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is also frequently met with in the forests of Borneo 

 and Celebes, is remarkable for its graceful and silent 

 movement in darting rapidly through the air of some 

 sheltered spot which is his favourite resort ; the female 

 and the young male are of a light -brown colour, and have 

 the ordinary tail without prolongation. 



The sportsman visiting these regions will be glad to 

 hear that there are also plenty of hoopoo, florikan, 

 jungle fowl, woodcock and snipe. 



Breeds of domestic animals are throughout poor, 

 cattle, buffalo, and sheep, the latter selling at the low 

 price of five to seven shillings each, and so small that 

 any able-bodied man will consume an entire sheep in 

 two or three days with or without the help of his cook. 

 The horses used at Bangalore are mostly Walers, from 

 Australia, and the quick little Pegu pony, generally 

 cream coloured with black tail and mane ; up-country 

 the rough-looking dark Mahratta pony is the favourite, 

 being more wiry and a good climber, as well as 

 inexpensive ; ten pounds is a fair price for the latter, 

 whilst a Pegu fetches about thirty pounds. 



Let us now return to the bungalow, which is covered 

 in by a large thatched roof, gable-fashion, and over- 

 lapping the sides like a swiss chalet, a verandah back 

 and front, and half-a-dozen comfortable rooms inside, 



