FLAMINGOES, DUCKS, AND SCREAMERS. 
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of North-Western India, form one of the most wonderful sights in the world. 
lividuals, which may be seen either massed upon the water, looking like huge 
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the lakes of Sind, Mr. Hume describes the flocks as comprising tens of thousands 
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as they remain on the water at rest, they look s 
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of the wing turns the mass 
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