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seiiiicereinonial collective chase. The fleet but wary autelope, the pug- 

 nacious peccary, the wandering puma and jaguar, and the mountain 

 sheep of the rocky fastnesses, are among the favorite objects of this 

 style of chase: while the larger land birds and some of the waterfowl 

 are taken in similar fashion. 

 The smaller land game comprises a tortoise or two, all the local 



Fig. 22 — African iirt'liery po.sture. 



snakes and lizards, and a good many insects, besides various birds, 

 including hawks and owls, as well as the eaters of seeds and insects. 

 The crow and vulture are also classed as edible, though they are rare 

 in Seriland, probably because of the effective scavengeriug of the 

 province by its human residents. It is a signiticaut fact that the 



