216 Animal Life 
in other groups of mammals, noticeably 
in some of the carnivorous marsupials 
and in the fawns of deer. 
D/O 
Known to the old writers as the 
“Gigantic Crane,” this 
remarkable and repulsive- 
looking stork (Leptoptilus 
argala) has a wide range over southern 
Asia, and to a great extent resembles 
the vultures in its scavenging habits; 
in bygone years it was numerous in 
Calcutta, but of late only one specimen 
was to be seen. This at last fell a 
victim to someone who wantonly shot 
it. The act deservedly came in for 
much censure in the Calcutta papers, 
for the bird was well known and very 
tame. It was a ridiculous sight to see 
this great bird flapping solemnly along 
pursued by a mocking crowd of crows, 
his long legs extended behind and jerk- 
ing with every stroke of the great 
wings. Athough one of the largest 
flying birds the adjutant can soar 
powerfully, and may at times be seen 
high in the air among the vultures, 
The Indian 
Adjutant. 
Photos by W. P. Dando, F'.Z.8 
INDIAN ADJUTANT. 
slowly sailing with his wings 
spread perfectly level and 
rigid. He appears to be the 
last bird to descend to a car- 
case, but when he arrives 
even the Indian King- Vulture 
(Otogyps calvus) has to make 
way for him. The bird in 
the photographs was for years 
an inhabitant of the Calcutta 
Zoological Gardens, whence 
it was sent to Hngland in 
response to an urgent appli- 
cation for a specimen for 
Regent’s Park. The sitting 
position is frequently assumed 
by these large storks. 
Wa 
Ir the Heralds’ College dis- 
The Sabre- COVer that Brown 
Horned Oryx. has a right to the 
