BEHIND THE VEIL IN BIRDLAND 



its prey the hunter had to actually dive between the cow's feet and 

 its nose, and, strange to say, the animal went on feeding as though 

 nothing had occurred ! 



If the Kestrel finds that it cannot eat the whole of the creature 

 that it has caught, it will sometimes cover the remaining portion over 

 with leaves, and I have seen one actually doing this. The bird 

 placed the food amongst some stones, and then covered it over 

 with leaves and other rubbish, but whether this sagacious hunter 

 ever returned to this little store I was unable to discover. 



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