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YOUNG STONE CURLEWS. 

 The curious attitude assumed by the young Stone Curlew when alarmed, and 

 its striped coloration, render it invisible to its enemies. 



Photos by Miss E. L. Turner. 



YOUNG PARTRIDGES. 

 These wear the livery characteristic of all young game-birds : they have assumed 

 the position adopted when alarmed ; the stripes of the body, cutting up its contour, 

 cause it to blend with its surroundings. 

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