tin \ The ned was 



ii. and ' 

 hiidi. ;LII<| t ; diameter. The 



6 tlulll t\\" eu'lTv tll.'U^i V tllf Illlllll.. 



tlirr.-. I. ut ! 



id nil tin- clutches 1 ha\e had pus 



my hands contained l.ut two '-^. This tall and 

 ly l>ird has tin- most imposing a].]..-;. l.inl in 



I'lii- adult is ]iinv white, with llack-tij 

 wni^'s. a i i.l stands m t lii^h. 



hiuin-r i r, I unit t" tin- fan 1 1 at Ku^li bikf a> j.r-- 



to \ i-it a 'It-ii .if prairi.- 



\v..l\.-s \vli(. i'..r s,,ni t - tiiiii- hail caus.-.l a l-al of ti-.nil.l.- anniml 

 tin- farm l.y killini: st-vn-al laiul-s. l.ut tin- lay <)!' r.--k..i 

 lial roiii.-. so tli' t'ann inaua^i-i'. niy-dt' ami t\v.. c. ,\\ 1.. ,ys set 

 "Ur with iMins. ami tli- 1 my-, took a sj.a.l,- rarli with tin-in. \V. 



w.-iv aliio Accompanied by th- three hounds aaci t\\< 



ainl j)n-s.'iit.-'l a t'ormi'laM.- party. \V.- f.niml tin- 'l-n tw.. 

 inilrs siitli-wi-t "f Hush L-iki- up the side of a gorge, ami tin- 

 to liisliNl-ri- tin- iH-cupants. Init tln-ir howling ami 

 ina.lt- tin- ininatt-, n-tii-r to tin- far t-ii'l of tht-ir 

 tlt-ii Tht-r.- was nothing li-ft 1'iit to <li^ tin- wolvt-s out, so calling 

 tin- -lo^r-, oH'thr cowl 06 .-nlaix'iii^ tin- i-ntram 



th- I'Ui-i-ow while tin- i itht-r coiiiiiifiicfil to.li^a ft-\v yanh fn>i:i 

 th- i-ntram-.-. int-mlin^ to 1,-t .layliglit into tln-ir lrii from th.- 

 As this wa.s slo\\ work, soim- tiiu- flapst-.l l.-ft.i-t- tin- 

 In.ys nia-lt- much pmgivss. ami tht- d- _ laid down a few 



dfl in front of tht- mouth <>f tin- l.urrow. and tin- managrr and 

 myself v. _ al>out wt>lve>. wlu-n 



We heard the couLiy at the .-ntr the d.'ii hollow out 



ami as we glanced up a wolf dashed l>y us. and another imnie 

 diately bounded OUi of the den. and the n.ul.oy -truck at it 

 with his spade, Imt inissod. and U-fon- \\-e could lay hold 

 i) ^iins th- !..;:-. were up ami houmling after the w<>: 

 i-t a- they could ^o. and we \\t-r.- afraid to tin- on then 

 Fear WC mi^'ht hurt the doirs; in fact they t<*>k us n much 

 l'\ -urprise that the w. .,,,- di-tance a\\ a y bd 



