THE MAGNIFICENT RIFLE-BIRD 



wough," was uttered at intervals of a minute or so, 

 and was enough to give one a fright. I thought it 

 might, perhaps, be made by a large frog of some sort, 



RIFLE-BIRD. 



but concluded to know of a certainty ; and set off 

 down the mountain-side toward a thick scrub, half a 

 mile away, from which the sound emanated. Arriving 



