HAMMERHEAD 141 



Modderfontein, which has been made use of year by year 

 for the last seven or eight years. This measures about 

 4 feet by 3| feet, and is sufficiently strong to bear easily the 

 weight of a fairly heavy man. The Hammerhead lays three 



Pig. 76. — A pair of young Hammerheads. 



or four eggs of a dull white, soinetimes marked with a few 

 pale brown blotches, which, however, may be stains. Eggs 

 may be looked for during the months of October and 

 November, 



