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by rubbing its side against his legs, running between | tap the trees, but more sonorous. When of an evening it 
them, occasionally giving out a short singular sound, | heard the voices of people in the verandah above the 
resembling that produced when the larger woodpeckers | portico, it exhibited strong marks of impatience till let 
Fic. 26.—The JMalayan Tapir. 
loose,) when ‘of its own accord it would, awkwardly 
y | It would then quietly lie down at their feet, and by 
enough, ascend a flight of stairs leading to the verandah. 
stretching its limbs and shaking its head, express the 
{.Fic. 27.—The One-vattled Cassowary. 
satisfaction it derived from being caressed, and it was | mangustins, jambu, leaves of /zcus pipu/, sugar-cane, and 
only by compulsion that it could be made to leave the | boiled rice, of which latter it was particularly fond, if 
company. Its food consisted of plantains, pine-apples | mixed with a little salt. Its drink was water and also 
