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GRALLATOKES, OR WADING BIRDS. 



them the good-will of the people. In the large cities of Hindostaii 

 they are as tame as dogs, and clear the streets of every kind of 

 rubbish which litters them. At meaj-times they never fail drawing 

 themselves up in line in front of the barracks, to eat the refuse 

 thrown to them by the soldiers : their gluttony is so great that 

 they will swallow enormous bones. At Calcutta and Chander- 



Fig. 138. Adjutant (Ciconia argala, Selby). 



nagore they are protected by the law, which inflicts a fine of ten 

 guineas on any one killing a Marabout. 



The long white feathers, celebrated for their delicacy and airi- 

 ness, which are used in the adornment of ladies' bonnets, and 

 known in commerce by the name of Marabout feathers, come from 

 this bird, and grow under its wings. Consequently, in spite of 



