The Adjutant 



The Adjutant bird owes his name to his very dignified 

 walk, which is believed to be almost as important as 

 that of a real adjutant on parade. He is nearly as 

 tall, too, as a British soldier, helmet and all, and has 

 an even better appetite, for he can swallow a fowl or 

 rabbit, or even a small leg of mutton, at a single 

 mouthful. The Adjutant lives in India, where he 

 helps the jackal and the crow to eat up what no other 

 bird or beast will touch. When he is about, it is best 

 to keep the larder door locked. 



